Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Number of child deaths
Burkina Faso
54,009 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
58,200 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Kenya rank
21st
Number of child deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 58,200 deaths against 54,009 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4,191 deaths.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71,145 deaths | 78,901 deaths | 7,756 deaths | Kenya |
| 1960s | 75,222 deaths | 80,037 deaths | 4,815 deaths | Kenya |
| 1970s | 78,266 deaths | 83,975 deaths | 5,709 deaths | Kenya |
| 1980s | 77,954 deaths | 84,084 deaths | 6,130 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 86,339 deaths | 111,037 deaths | 24,699 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 87,254 deaths | 97,176 deaths | 9,922 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 73,804 deaths | 69,658 deaths | 4,146 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 57,305 deaths | 59,371 deaths | 2,066 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 58,200 deaths against 54,009 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 4,191 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. 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 under 5 .