Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency)
Burkina Faso
0.0023 units per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.0027 units per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
13th
South Sudan rank
10th
Number of under-five deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency) over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.0027 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.019 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Burkina Faso or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.0027 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 0.0004 units per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 10th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.