Mortality rate, neonatal in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, neonatal was 23.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
25th
of 197 countries
All-time high
70.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1972
All-time low
23.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Burkina Faso, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 23.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Burkina Faso peaked at 70.7 per 1,000 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 23.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1970 | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 69.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 66.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 52.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 50.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 46 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 43.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 43.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 36.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 27 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | 61 per 1,000 live births | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.96 per 1,000 live births | 46 per 1,000 live births | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.99 per 1,000 live births | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.37 per 1,000 live births | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.68 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 22 Mozambique 25.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Eswatini 25 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Cameroon 24.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Sudan 23.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 27 Malawi 23.6 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Burkina Faso?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Burkina Faso was 23.8 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, neonatal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7 per 1,000 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.