Mortality rate, under-5, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 79.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
79.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
355.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
79.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, male in Burkina Faso stood at 79.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 355.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 79.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th 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, under-5, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 355.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 351.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 348.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 344.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 341.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 338.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 335.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 333 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 330.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 327.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 324.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 320.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 315.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 309.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 301.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 292.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 281.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 271.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 262.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 254.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 246.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 240.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 234.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 229.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 224.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 220.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 215.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 211.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 208.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 205.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 203.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 202.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 202 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 201.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 199.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 198 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 195.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 192.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 189.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 186.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 182.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 178.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 168.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 162.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 156.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 150.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 143.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 131.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 126.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 121.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 117.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 113.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 105.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 95.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 86.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 340.71 per 1,000 live births | 327.5 per 1,000 live births | 355.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 293.28 per 1,000 live births | 254.1 per 1,000 live births | 324.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 223.83 per 1,000 live births | 205.7 per 1,000 live births | 246.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 197.17 per 1,000 live births | 186.1 per 1,000 live births | 203.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.48 per 1,000 live births | 131.4 per 1,000 live births | 182.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | 92.6 per 1,000 live births | 126.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.34 per 1,000 live births | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | 89.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 9 Central African Republic 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 93.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Benin 79.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 77.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 73.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 72.9 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Burkina Faso was 79.1 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, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 355.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.