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

Burkina Faso
38,057 deaths
in 2023
Kenya
44,423 deaths
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Kenya rank
23rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 44,423 deaths against 38,057 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6,366 deaths.

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

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

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 32,171 deaths 46,160 deaths 13,990 deaths Kenya
1960s 36,859 deaths 50,415 deaths 13,555 deaths Kenya
1970s 41,123 deaths 55,072 deaths 13,949 deaths Kenya
1980s 45,171 deaths 58,560 deaths 13,389 deaths Kenya
1990s 51,384 deaths 74,290 deaths 22,907 deaths Kenya
2000s 55,437 deaths 69,653 deaths 14,217 deaths Kenya
2010s 49,269 deaths 51,602 deaths 2,333 deaths Kenya
2020s 39,079 deaths 45,046 deaths 5,966 deaths Kenya

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 Kenya?
Kenya, at 44,423 deaths against 38,057 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
6,366 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd 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

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