Benin vs Burkina Faso: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Benin
74.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso
74.89 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 74.89 per 1,000 live births against 74.75 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 213 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.58 per 1,000 live births | 152.61 per 1,000 live births | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 103.41 per 1,000 live births | 6.15 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 79.67 per 1,000 live births | 79.92 per 1,000 live births | 0.2507 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 74.89 per 1,000 live births against 74.75 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.14 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.