Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Brazil
18,331
in 2024
Burkina Faso
17,516
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18,331 against 17,516 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 815.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149,652 | 19,885 | 129,767 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 119,167 | 20,202 | 98,965 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 78,168 | 20,358 | 57,809 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 46,531 | 21,698 | 24,832 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28,871 | 20,769 | 8,102 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 21,724 | 17,764 | 3,960 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Brazil, at 18,331 against 17,516 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 815, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.