Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burkina Faso or Guinea?

Burkina Faso, at 38,057 deaths against 31,850 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burkina Faso and Guinea?

6,207 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Number of infants who die before age 1

Burkina Faso

38,057 deaths

in 2023

Guinea

31,850 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Guinea rank

28th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 38,057 deaths against 31,850 deaths in Guinea, a difference of 6,207 deaths.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 28th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32,171 deaths	25,868 deaths	6,303 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	36,859 deaths	29,835 deaths	7,024 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	41,123 deaths	33,618 deaths	7,505 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	45,171 deaths	36,884 deaths	8,287 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	51,384 deaths	39,841 deaths	11,542 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	55,437 deaths	34,504 deaths	20,932 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	49,269 deaths	33,646 deaths	15,623 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	39,079 deaths	32,455 deaths	6,624 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burkina Faso or Guinea?: Burkina Faso, at 38,057 deaths against 31,850 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burkina Faso and Guinea?: 6,207 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.