Which has higher number of infant deaths, Burundi or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 14,130 deaths against 14,071 deaths in Burundi as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Burundi and Central African Republic?

59 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 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.

Burundi vs Central African Republic: Number of infant deaths

Burundi

14,071 deaths

in 2024

Central African Republic

14,130 deaths

in 2024

Burundi rank

44th

Central African Republic rank

43rd

Number of infant deaths over time

Burundi
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 14,130 deaths against 14,071 deaths in Burundi, a difference of 59 deaths.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 44th and Central African Republic ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Central African Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,066 deaths	11,593 deaths	6,472 deaths	Burundi
1970s	21,619 deaths	11,626 deaths	9,993 deaths	Burundi
1980s	23,017 deaths	13,117 deaths	9,900 deaths	Burundi
1990s	24,369 deaths	14,956 deaths	9,414 deaths	Burundi
2000s	24,220 deaths	18,726 deaths	5,494 deaths	Burundi
2010s	19,578 deaths	17,646 deaths	1,932 deaths	Burundi
2020s	14,735 deaths	22,563 deaths	7,828 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Burundi or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 14,130 deaths against 14,071 deaths in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Burundi and Central African Republic?: 59 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Burundi ranks 44th and Central African Republic ranks 43rd 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 .