Child mortality by sex in Burundi
Burundi: Child mortality by sex was 5.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality by sex in Burundi, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 5.1 for child mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Burundi peaked at 32.26 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2024.
That places Burundi 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Child mortality by sex in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 24.72 | — |
| 1966 | 24.94 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 25.14 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 25.3 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 25.46 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 25.5 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 32.26 | +26.5% |
| 1973 | 25.54 | -20.8% |
| 1974 | 25.5 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 25.48 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 25.35 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 25.05 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.56 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 23.86 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 22.98 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 21.98 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 20.93 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 19.91 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 19.02 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 18.34 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 17.86 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 17.58 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 17.49 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 17.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.58 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.66 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 17.71 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 19.96 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 17.68 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 17.57 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 19.71 | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 17.17 | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 16.84 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 16.44 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.99 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 15.51 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.99 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 14.41 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.78 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 13.09 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 12.36 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.64 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 10.92 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.24 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 9.63 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 9.05 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 8.51 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 8.03 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.57 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 7.19 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.85 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 6.56 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.06 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.85 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.65 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.45 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.26 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1 | -3.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 5.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.64, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 5.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.38, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality by sex in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +26.5% | 25.5 | 32.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1 | 24.72 | 25.4 | 5 |
| 1970s | 25.86 | 23.86 | 32.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.36 | 17.49 | 22.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.83 | 16.44 | 19.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.29 | 10.24 | 15.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 | 6.06 | 9.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 | 5.1 | 5.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Burundi?
- Child mortality by sex in Burundi was 5.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.26 in 1972.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for child mortality by sex?
- Burundi ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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