What is child mortality rate in Burundi?

Child mortality rate in Burundi was 4.71 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 recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 31.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Burundi rank for child mortality rate?

Burundi ranks 34th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burundi 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Burundi

Name: Child mortality rate in Burundi
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)

Burundi: Child mortality rate was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.71 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

34th

of 200 countries

All-time high

31.75 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

4.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Child mortality rate in Burundi, 1959–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Burundi is 4.71 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Burundi peaked at 31.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.71 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Burundi 34th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	25.03 deaths per 100 live births	25.03 deaths per 100 live births	25.03 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	24.62 deaths per 100 live births	24.02 deaths per 100 live births	24.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	25.31 deaths per 100 live births	23.23 deaths per 100 live births	31.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	18.71 deaths per 100 live births	16.81 deaths per 100 live births	22.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	17.09 deaths per 100 live births	15.69 deaths per 100 live births	19.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.58 deaths per 100 live births	9.61 deaths per 100 live births	15.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.06 deaths per 100 live births	5.62 deaths per 100 live births	9.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.05 deaths per 100 live births	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	5.43 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Burundi

31 Uganda 4.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
32 Zambia 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Burundi

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 103,354 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 104,134 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 109,497 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,195 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 116,754 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,373 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Burundi?: Child mortality rate in Burundi was 4.71 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 recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 31.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Burundi rank for child mortality rate?: Burundi ranks 34th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.