What is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?

Child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 37.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Burkina Faso rank for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?

Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso

Name: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burkina Faso: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita was 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

7.49 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

11th

of 200 countries

All-time high

37.92 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

7.49 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 7.49 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 37.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.49 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Burkina Faso 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1950 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1950	37.92 deaths per 100 live births	—
1951	37.62 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1952	37.31 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1953	36.97 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1954	36.61 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1955	36.26 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1956	35.87 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1957	35.47 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1958	35.08 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1959	34.69 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1960	34.31 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1961	33.91 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1962	33.55 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1963	33.21 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1964	32.87 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1965	32.57 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1966	32.27 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1967	32.01 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1968	31.75 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1969	31.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1970	31.14 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1971	30.78 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1972	30.3 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1973	29.69 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1974	28.92 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
1975	28.01 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1976	27.01 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1977	26.05 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1978	25.15 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1979	24.36 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1980	23.67 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1981	23.09 deaths per 100 live births	-2.5%
1982	22.58 deaths per 100 live births	-2.2%
1983	22.12 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1984	21.67 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1985	21.22 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1986	20.79 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1987	20.38 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
1988	20.05 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1989	19.81 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1990	19.66 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1991	19.57 deaths per 100 live births	-0.5%
1992	19.53 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1993	19.46 deaths per 100 live births	-0.4%
1994	19.37 deaths per 100 live births	-0.5%
1995	19.2 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
1996	18.96 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1997	18.67 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
1998	18.34 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%
1999	17.98 deaths per 100 live births	-2.0%
2000	17.6 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
2001	17.19 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
2002	16.73 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2003	16.23 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
2004	15.68 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2005	15.08 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
2006	14.44 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
2007	13.81 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
2008	13.21 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
2009	12.65 deaths per 100 live births	-4.2%
2010	12.13 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
2011	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
2012	11.23 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
2013	10.82 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
2014	10.43 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
2015	10.08 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2016	9.74 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2017	9.41 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2018	9.1 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
2019	8.81 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2020	8.51 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2021	8.24 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2022	7.98 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%
2023	7.74 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
2024	7.49 deaths per 100 live births	-3.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	36.38 deaths per 100 live births	34.69 deaths per 100 live births	37.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	32.79 deaths per 100 live births	31.45 deaths per 100 live births	34.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	28.14 deaths per 100 live births	24.36 deaths per 100 live births	31.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	21.54 deaths per 100 live births	19.81 deaths per 100 live births	23.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	19.07 deaths per 100 live births	17.98 deaths per 100 live births	19.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	15.26 deaths per 100 live births	12.65 deaths per 100 live births	17.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	10.34 deaths per 100 live births	8.81 deaths per 100 live births	12.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	7.99 deaths per 100 live births	7.49 deaths per 100 live births	8.51 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)
Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.001 units per person (2025)
Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?: Child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 37.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 7.49 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 13,286 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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