Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0009 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0074 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0074 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0074 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.007 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.007 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.006 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0058 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.003 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0009 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.