Which has higher number of child deaths, Burkina Faso or Yemen?

Burkina Faso, at 54,009 deaths against 52,477 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burkina Faso and Yemen?

1,532 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?

62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Number of child deaths

Burkina Faso

54,009 deaths

in 2024

Yemen

52,477 deaths

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Yemen rank

25th

Number of child deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Yemen

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 54,009 deaths against 52,477 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 1,532 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Yemen ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 25th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	76,363 deaths	128,634 deaths	52,271 deaths	Yemen
1970s	78,266 deaths	115,122 deaths	36,856 deaths	Yemen
1980s	77,954 deaths	91,986 deaths	14,032 deaths	Yemen
1990s	86,339 deaths	81,538 deaths	4,801 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	87,254 deaths	61,915 deaths	25,338 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	73,804 deaths	52,629 deaths	21,175 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	57,305 deaths	54,017 deaths	3,287 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Burkina Faso or Yemen?: Burkina Faso, at 54,009 deaths against 52,477 deaths in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 1,532 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for number of child deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 25th 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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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .