Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Number of youth deaths
Burkina Faso
59,028 deaths
in 2024
Egypt
62,735 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Egypt rank
23rd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 62,735 deaths against 59,028 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3,707 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,482 deaths | 142,193 deaths | 44,711 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 98,220 deaths | 90,033 deaths | 8,187 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 81,480 deaths | 79,355 deaths | 2,126 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 62,688 deaths | 64,922 deaths | 2,234 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 62,735 deaths against 59,028 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 3,707 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Egypt ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.