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Child mortality rate by household wealth in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Child mortality rate by household wealth was 7.76 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.76 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
13th
of 106 countries
All-time high
21.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 1990
All-time low
7.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Child mortality rate by household wealth in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024

051015201990200720241990: 21.1 deaths per 100 live births1991: 21 deaths per 100 live births1992: 20.9 deaths per 100 live births1993: 20.9 deaths per 100 live births1994: 20.7 deaths per 100 live births1995: 20.5 deaths per 100 live births1996: 20.2 deaths per 100 live births1997: 19.9 deaths per 100 live births1998: 19.5 deaths per 100 live births1999: 19.1 deaths per 100 live births2000: 18.7 deaths per 100 live births2001: 18.2 deaths per 100 live births2002: 17.7 deaths per 100 live births2003: 17.1 deaths per 100 live births2004: 16.5 deaths per 100 live births2005: 15.9 deaths per 100 live births2006: 15.2 deaths per 100 live births2007: 14.5 deaths per 100 live births2008: 13.8 deaths per 100 live births2009: 13.2 deaths per 100 live births2010: 12.7 deaths per 100 live births2011: 12.2 deaths per 100 live births2012: 11.7 deaths per 100 live births2013: 11.3 deaths per 100 live births2014: 10.9 deaths per 100 live births2015: 10.5 deaths per 100 live births2016: 10.2 deaths per 100 live births2017: 9.8 deaths per 100 live births2018: 9.5 deaths per 100 live births2019: 9.2 deaths per 100 live births2020: 8.9 deaths per 100 live births2021: 8.6 deaths per 100 live births2022: 8.3 deaths per 100 live births2023: 8 deaths per 100 live births2024: 7.8 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations 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 7.76 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate by household wealth in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by household wealth in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.76 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Child mortality rate by household wealth in Burkina Faso, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1990 21.12 deaths per 100 live births —
1991 21 deaths per 100 live births -0.5%
1992 20.93 deaths per 100 live births -0.4%
1993 20.85 deaths per 100 live births -0.4%
1994 20.73 deaths per 100 live births -0.6%
1995 20.52 deaths per 100 live births -1.0%
1996 20.25 deaths per 100 live births -1.3%
1997 19.9 deaths per 100 live births -1.7%
1998 19.53 deaths per 100 live births -1.9%
1999 19.12 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2000 18.68 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
2001 18.22 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
2002 17.71 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2003 17.15 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2004 16.54 deaths per 100 live births -3.6%
2005 15.87 deaths per 100 live births -4.1%
2006 15.17 deaths per 100 live births -4.4%
2007 14.48 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
2008 13.83 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
2009 13.22 deaths per 100 live births -4.4%
2010 12.67 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
2011 12.17 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%
2012 11.71 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%
2013 11.28 deaths per 100 live births -3.7%
2014 10.88 deaths per 100 live births -3.6%
2015 10.51 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2016 10.15 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2017 9.81 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2018 9.48 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2019 9.17 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2020 8.86 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2021 8.56 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2022 8.28 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2023 8.02 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2024 7.76 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.4 deaths per 100 live births 19.12 deaths per 100 live births 21.12 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 16.09 deaths per 100 live births 13.22 deaths per 100 live births 18.68 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 10.78 deaths per 100 live births 9.17 deaths per 100 live births 12.67 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 8.3 deaths per 100 live births 7.76 deaths per 100 live births 8.86 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 10 Liberia 8.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 11 Benin 8.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 12 Mali 7.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 14 Guinea-Bissau 6.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 15 Equatorial Guinea 6.74 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 16 Zimbabwe 6.7 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by household wealth in Burkina Faso?
Child mortality rate by household wealth in Burkina Faso was 7.76 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate by household wealth recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 21.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by household wealth recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 7.76 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for child mortality rate by household wealth?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by household wealth rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by household wealth
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,710 data points, 1990–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.