Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 77,054 against 17,516 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?

59,538, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean: Number of neonatal deaths

Burkina Faso

17,516

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean

77,054

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

28th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 77,054 against 17,516 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 59,538.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.4 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,358	229,994	209,636	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	21,698	146,412	124,714	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	20,769	106,289	85,520	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	17,764	84,709	66,945	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 77,054 against 17,516 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?: 59,538, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.