Children woman death vs survival in Burundi
Burundi: Children woman death vs survival was 0.2386 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children woman death vs survival in Burundi, 1959–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children woman death vs survival in Burundi is 0.2386, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children woman death vs survival in Burundi peaked at 2.29 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2386, in 2024.
That places Burundi 22nd 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.
Children woman death vs survival in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1.75 | — |
| 1960 | 1.75 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.7 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.72 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.74 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.76 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.78 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.8 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.29 | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 1.81 | -21.1% |
| 1974 | 1.8 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.81 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.77 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.74 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.48 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.41 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.34 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.29 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.26 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.24 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.24 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9706 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.927 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8798 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8298 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7762 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7211 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6687 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6158 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5647 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5175 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4767 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.441 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.409 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3812 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3559 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3337 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3147 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2963 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2809 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2654 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2628 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2502 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2386 | -4.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.2386 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.2386 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children woman death vs survival 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 | +26.9% | 1.8 | 2.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.75 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 | 1.7 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8447 | 0.6158 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4091 | 0.2963 | 0.5647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2596 | 0.2386 | 0.2809 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children woman death vs survival in Burundi?
- Children woman death vs survival in Burundi was 0.2386 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children woman death vs survival recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 in 1972.
- What is the lowest children woman death vs survival recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for children woman death vs survival?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children woman death vs survival rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. 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 Children woman death vs survival. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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