Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Burundi
Burundi: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 19.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 19.07 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Burundi peaked at 39.12 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.07, in 2024.
That places Burundi 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.07 | — |
| 1991 | 39.01 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 38.87 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.12 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 38.59 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 38.39 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.53 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 37.76 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 37.33 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 36.83 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 36.31 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.71 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 35.08 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 34.42 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 33.69 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.84 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.92 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.97 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.96 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.96 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.93 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.92 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.94 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 25.05 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.23 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 23.47 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 22.84 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.3 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.72 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 21.24 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.71 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.27 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.85 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.42 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.07 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.35 | 36.83 | 39.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.99 | 28.96 | 36.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.16 | 21.24 | 27.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.86 | 19.07 | 20.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 45 Papua New Guinea 20.07 compare
- 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.9 compare
- 47 Myanmar 19.6 compare
- 49 Angola 18.12 compare
- 50 Ghana 18.07 compare
- 51 Bangladesh 17.91 compare
More health data for Burundi
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Burundi?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Burundi was 19.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.12 in 1993.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.07 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Burundi ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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