Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Number of child deaths
Burkina Faso
54,009 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar
61,923 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
19th
Number of child deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 61,923 deaths against 54,009 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7,914 deaths.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,136 deaths | 63,560 deaths | 12,575 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 77,954 deaths | 90,432 deaths | 12,479 deaths | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 86,339 deaths | 75,883 deaths | 10,455 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 87,254 deaths | 61,976 deaths | 25,277 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 73,804 deaths | 55,766 deaths | 18,038 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 57,305 deaths | 61,840 deaths | 4,536 deaths | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 61,923 deaths against 54,009 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 7,914 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 19th 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 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 .