Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate
Burkina Faso
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Mozambique rank
22nd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.51 deaths per 100 live births against 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0218 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1338 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1203 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.51 deaths per 100 live births against 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .