What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Burkina Faso and Liberia?

0.0003 deaths per person, with Liberia ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Number of child deaths, per capita

Burkina Faso

0.0023 deaths per person

in 2024

Liberia

0.0026 deaths per person

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Liberia rank

11th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0026 deaths per person against 0.0023 deaths per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per person.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 11th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0147 deaths per person	0.014 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0128 deaths per person	0.0121 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.0099 deaths per person	0.0112 deaths per person	0.0013 deaths per person	Liberia
1990s	0.0084 deaths per person	0.0112 deaths per person	0.0028 deaths per person	Liberia
2000s	0.0064 deaths per person	0.0057 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.004 deaths per person	0.0033 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.0026 deaths per person	0.0027 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Burkina Faso or Liberia?: Liberia, at 0.0026 deaths per person against 0.0023 deaths per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 0.0003 deaths per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.