Mortality rate, under-5, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 70.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
70.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
329.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
70.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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, under-5, female in Burkina Faso is 70.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 329.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 70.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 329.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 325.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 321.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 318.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 315.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 312.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 309.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 306.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 303.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 301 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 298 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 294.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 289.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 283.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 276.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 267.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 258.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 249 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 240.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 233 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 226.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 221.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 216.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 212.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 207.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 203.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 199.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 195.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 192.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 190 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 188.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 188.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 188.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 187.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 187.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 185.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 183.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 180.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 176.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 173.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 169.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 165.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 160.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 155.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 144.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 138.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 132.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 126.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 121.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 116 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 111.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 107 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 102.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 99.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 92.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 83.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 314.29 per 1,000 live births | 301 per 1,000 live births | 329.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 269.06 per 1,000 live births | 233 per 1,000 live births | 298 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 206.48 per 1,000 live births | 190 per 1,000 live births | 226.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 183.94 per 1,000 live births | 173.2 per 1,000 live births | 188.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.47 per 1,000 live births | 121.2 per 1,000 live births | 169.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.25 per 1,000 live births | 83.1 per 1,000 live births | 116 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.24 per 1,000 live births | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 8 Central African Republic 83.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 79 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Benin 69.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 68.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 62.4 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, under-5, female in Burkina Faso?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Burkina Faso was 70.4 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, under-5, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 329.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.