What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Central African Republic?

442 deaths, with Burundi ahead.

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

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.

Burundi vs Central African Republic: Number of infants who die before age 1

Burundi

16,295 deaths

in 2023

Central African Republic

15,853 deaths

in 2023

Burundi rank

42nd

Central African Republic rank

44th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Burundi
Central African Republic

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 16,295 deaths against 15,853 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 442 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Central African Republic ranks 44th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Central African Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,759 deaths	11,499 deaths	7,259 deaths	Burundi
1960s	21,095 deaths	12,068 deaths	9,027 deaths	Burundi
1970s	26,240 deaths	12,533 deaths	13,708 deaths	Burundi
1980s	27,300 deaths	14,178 deaths	13,122 deaths	Burundi
1990s	26,570 deaths	16,380 deaths	10,190 deaths	Burundi
2000s	26,070 deaths	20,532 deaths	5,538 deaths	Burundi
2010s	21,807 deaths	19,405 deaths	2,402 deaths	Burundi
2020s	16,886 deaths	24,918 deaths	8,032 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Burundi or Central African Republic?: Burundi, at 16,295 deaths against 15,853 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Burundi and Central African Republic?: 442 deaths, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Burundi ranks 42nd and Central African Republic ranks 44th 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.