Benin vs Burkina Faso: Child mortality rate
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
7.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Child mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.49 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 80 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35.9 deaths per 100 live births | 38.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 36.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 32.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 28.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 21.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6146 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0251 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.49 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th 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 Child mortality rate. 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 five years, per 100 live births .