Infant mortality rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Infant mortality rate was 4.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Burkina Faso, 1944–2024
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 4.36 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 4.36 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18.57 deaths per 100 live births | 18.4 deaths per 100 live births | 18.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1950s | 17.88 deaths per 100 live births | 17.29 deaths per 100 live births | 18.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.6 deaths per 100 live births | 16.12 deaths per 100 live births | 17.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.55 deaths per 100 live births | 12.67 deaths per 100 live births | 16.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10.36 deaths per 100 live births | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 17 Benin 4.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 4.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 4.37 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Madagascar 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Sudan 4.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 793 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 793 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 203,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 201,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 211,889 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 208,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 219,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 216,013 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Burkina Faso?
- Infant mortality rate in Burkina Faso was 4.36 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for infant mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .