Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Burundi
Burundi: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 26.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
45th
of 197 countries
All-time high
126.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1972
All-time low
26.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Burundi, 1965–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 26.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Burundi peaked at 126.5 per 1,000 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 26.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Burundi 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1966 | 106 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 108.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 109.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 126.5 per 1,000 live births | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 111.2 per 1,000 live births | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 111.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 111.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 111.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 110.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 108.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 102.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 98.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 86.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 82.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 83.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 91 per 1,000 live births | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 86.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 78 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 69.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 62.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 58.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 39 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 32.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 26.9 per 1,000 live births is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.4 per 1,000 live births, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 26.9 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.05 per 1,000 live births, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.08 per 1,000 live births | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
| 1970s | 111.83 per 1,000 live births | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | 126.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.68 per 1,000 live births | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | 102.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.36 per 1,000 live births | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.11 per 1,000 live births | 52 per 1,000 live births | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.94 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | 49 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.64 per 1,000 live births | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 44 Angola 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 46 Mauritania 26.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Rwanda 26.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 25.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Burundi
- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Burundi?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Burundi was 26.9 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 126.5 per 1,000 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.