Infant mortality by sex in Burundi
Burundi: Infant mortality by sex was 3.39 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality by sex in Burundi, 1965β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Burundi is 3.39, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Burundi peaked at 14.61 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.39, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 45th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.58 | 12.32 | 12.83 | 5 |
| 1970s | 13.2 | 12.67 | 14.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.66 | 9.87 | 12.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.31 | 9.84 | 11.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 | 6.45 | 9.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 3.97 | 6.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 | 3.39 | 3.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 42 Dominica 3.55 compare
- 43 Botswana 3.55 compare
- 44 Turkmenistan 3.49 compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 3.39 compare
- 47 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 3.34 compare
- 48 Senegal 3.25 compare
More health data for Burundi
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Burundi?
- Infant mortality by sex in Burundi was 3.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.61 in 1972.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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