Burkina Faso vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths

Burkina Faso
54,009
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
652,730
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 652,730 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 598,721.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 86,339 1.21 million 1.12 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 87,254 967,460 880,207 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 73,804 844,765 770,960 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 57,305 687,761 630,456 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Burkina Faso or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 652,730 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
598,721, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.