Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Number of youth deaths
Burkina Faso
59,028 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
64,197 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Kenya rank
22nd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64,197 deaths against 59,028 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5,169 deaths.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,482 deaths | 124,720 deaths | 27,237 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 98,220 deaths | 110,092 deaths | 11,871 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 81,480 deaths | 79,836 deaths | 1,644 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 62,688 deaths | 66,056 deaths | 3,368 deaths | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 64,197 deaths against 59,028 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 5,169 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 22nd 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.