Mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, infant, female was 39.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
158.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
39.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso is 39.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 158.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 39.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 157.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 155 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 153 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 152 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 151 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 150.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 149.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 148.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 144.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 142.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 134.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 125.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 121 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 117.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 111.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 107.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 104.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 102.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 94.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 93.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 91.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 90.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 88.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 87.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 83.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 81.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 51 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.65 per 1,000 live births | 149.2 per 1,000 live births | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 134.89 per 1,000 live births | 117.3 per 1,000 live births | 148.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.09 per 1,000 live births | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.31 per 1,000 live births | 87.1 per 1,000 live births | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.53 per 1,000 live births | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.14 per 1,000 live births | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.48 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 42.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Mozambique 39.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Madagascar 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Sudan 38.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Burkina Faso was 39.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 158.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.