Mortality rate, infant, female in Burundi

Burundi: Mortality rate, infant, female 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

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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 in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Burundi, 1965 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 44 Angola 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 46 Mauritania 26.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 47 Rwanda 26.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 48 Turkmenistan 25.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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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.