Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Burundi or United States of America?

United States of America, at 23,685 against 21,573 in Burundi as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Burundi and United States of America?

2,112, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United States of America?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs United States of America: Number of under-five deaths

Burundi

21,573

in 2024

United States of America

23,685

in 2024

Burundi rank

42nd

United States of America rank

40th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Burundi
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 23,685 against 21,573 in Burundi, a difference of 2,112.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 40th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	43,962	67,780	23,817	United States of America
1980s	42,699	49,503	6,804	United States of America
1990s	44,014	38,600	5,413	Burundi
2000s	39,229	32,117	7,112	Burundi
2010s	30,977	26,954	4,024	Burundi
2020s	22,817	23,938	1,121	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Burundi or United States of America?: United States of America, at 23,685 against 21,573 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Burundi and United States of America?: 2,112, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United States of America?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and United States of America rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Burundi ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 40th 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: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.