Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 17,516 deaths in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
17,516 deaths
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
28th
of 199 countries
All-time high
21,886 deaths
in 2003
All-time low
17,516 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso stood at 17,516 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso peaked at 21,886 deaths in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17,516 deaths, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,863 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 19,176 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 19,540 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 19,881 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 20,096 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 20,216 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 20,167 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 20,193 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 20,323 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 20,396 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 20,419 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 20,511 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20,543 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 20,560 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 20,581 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 20,483 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 20,168 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 19,836 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 19,524 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 19,395 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 19,476 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 19,626 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 19,740 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 19,864 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 20,122 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 20,436 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 20,779 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 21,023 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 21,194 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 21,325 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 21,584 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 21,669 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 21,702 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 21,886 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 21,776 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21,747 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21,829 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21,705 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 21,600 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21,484 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21,489 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21,488 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 21,502 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21,469 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 21,296 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21,103 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 20,742 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 20,287 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 19,552 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 18,758 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18,014 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 17,904 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 17,788 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17,598 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17,516 deaths | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,885 deaths | 18,863 deaths | 20,396 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,202 deaths | 19,395 deaths | 20,581 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,358 deaths | 19,476 deaths | 21,325 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,698 deaths | 21,484 deaths | 21,886 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,769 deaths | 18,758 deaths | 21,502 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,764 deaths | 17,516 deaths | 18,014 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burkina Faso was 17,516 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21,886 deaths in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,516 deaths in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .