Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.2026 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1689 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
23rd
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2026 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1689 deaths per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0337 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2821 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1018 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1803 deaths per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.2849 deaths per square kilometre | 0.114 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1709 deaths per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.3156 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1528 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1628 deaths per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.3189 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1511 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1678 deaths per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.2698 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1366 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1331 deaths per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.2125 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1644 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0481 deaths per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2026 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1689 deaths per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0337 deaths per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.