Which has higher number of infant deaths, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?

Burkina Faso, at 31,762 deaths against 30,713 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?

1,049 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Number of infant deaths

Burkina Faso

31,762 deaths

in 2024

Zimbabwe

30,713 deaths

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Zimbabwe rank

28th

Number of infant deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 31,762 deaths against 30,713 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,049 deaths.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 199 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35,285 deaths	13,273 deaths	22,012 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	38,630 deaths	14,564 deaths	24,066 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	41,310 deaths	19,236 deaths	22,074 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	41,802 deaths	22,910 deaths	18,893 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	46,052 deaths	20,972 deaths	25,080 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	47,754 deaths	28,234 deaths	19,520 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	41,593 deaths	28,279 deaths	13,313 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	32,901 deaths	29,495 deaths	3,406 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?: Burkina Faso, at 31,762 deaths against 30,713 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 1,049 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .