Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burundi
Burundi: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 8,890 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,890 deaths
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
43rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
12,274 deaths
in 2010
All-time low
7,525 deaths
in 1966
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burundi, 1966–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 8,890 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burundi peaked at 12,274 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,525 deaths, in 1966.
That places Burundi 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burundi, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7,525 deaths | — |
| 1967 | 7,787 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 8,001 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 8,244 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 8,362 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 8,556 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 8,872 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 8,253 deaths | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 8,489 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 8,826 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 8,976 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9,137 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 9,371 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 9,645 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 9,640 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 10,384 deaths | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 10,198 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 10,222 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 10,079 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 10,038 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 9,923 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 9,954 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 10,095 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 10,156 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 10,231 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10,333 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 10,396 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10,845 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 8,326 deaths | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 10,403 deaths | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 10,466 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9,694 deaths | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 9,555 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 9,836 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10,023 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 10,182 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10,523 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10,776 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11,134 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11,479 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11,674 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11,795 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11,871 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,028 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12,274 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12,019 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11,686 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 11,472 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 11,221 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10,949 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10,301 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 9,912 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9,587 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9,514 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9,366 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9,209 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9,067 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,948 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8,890 deaths | -0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 8,890 deaths is below the median for low income countries, which is 17,516 deaths, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 8,890 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,889 deaths | 7,525 deaths | 8,244 deaths | 4 |
| 1970s | 8,849 deaths | 8,253 deaths | 9,645 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,069 deaths | 9,640 deaths | 10,384 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,008 deaths | 8,326 deaths | 10,845 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,148 deaths | 10,023 deaths | 12,028 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,894 deaths | 9,514 deaths | 12,274 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,096 deaths | 8,890 deaths | 9,366 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burundi?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Burundi was 8,890 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12,274 deaths in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,525 deaths in 1966.
- How does Burundi rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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 .