Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3535 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
10th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.39 under-five deaths per woman
in 1944
All-time low
0.3535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
81
1944–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso, 1944–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso stood at 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.39 under-five deaths per woman in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 2.39 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1945 | 2.38 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 2.36 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 2.34 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1948 | 2.32 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 2.31 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 2.21 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1951 | 2.21 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.21 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.21 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.2 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.2 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.17 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.06 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9744 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.932 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8909 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8437 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7991 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7578 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.72 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6843 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6504 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6164 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5837 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5519 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5187 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4858 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4615 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4379 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4145 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3933 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3887 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3713 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.35 under-five deaths per woman | 2.31 under-five deaths per woman | 2.39 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1950s | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | 2.21 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7578 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.571 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4379 under-five deaths per woman | 0.72 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4145 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 Guinea 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 8 Mali 0.389 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burkina Faso was 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 under-five deaths per woman in 1944.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).