Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Kenya?

Burkina Faso, at 26,890 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Kenya?

477 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Number of neonatal deaths

Burkina Faso

26,890 deaths

in 2019

Kenya

26,413 deaths

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

19th

Kenya rank

20th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 26,890 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 477 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,282 deaths	16,340 deaths	58.3 deaths	Kenya
1960s	17,401 deaths	19,066 deaths	1,665 deaths	Kenya
1970s	19,900 deaths	22,344 deaths	2,445 deaths	Kenya
1980s	21,891 deaths	26,138 deaths	4,247 deaths	Kenya
1990s	21,513 deaths	29,558 deaths	8,045 deaths	Kenya
2000s	22,707 deaths	32,477 deaths	9,770 deaths	Kenya
2010s	25,737 deaths	29,324 deaths	3,587 deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Burkina Faso, at 26,890 deaths against 26,413 deaths in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 477 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.