Neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Neonatal mortality wdi was 2.38 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.38
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
25th
of 195 countries
All-time high
7.07
in 1972
All-time low
2.38
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024

Neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso, 1969–2024

234567196919962024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 2.38 for neonatal mortality wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.07 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2024.

That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso, 1969 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1969 7.05
1970 7.06 +0.1%
1971 7.06 +0.1%
1972 7.07 +0.2%
1973 7.05 -0.4%
1974 6.96 -1.2%
1975 6.83 -1.9%
1976 6.65 -2.6%
1977 6.45 -3.0%
1978 6.27 -2.8%
1979 6.1 -2.7%
1980 5.95 -2.4%
1981 5.83 -2.1%
1982 5.71 -2.1%
1983 5.57 -2.3%
1984 5.42 -2.8%
1985 5.24 -3.3%
1986 5.05 -3.7%
1987 4.87 -3.4%
1988 4.72 -3.2%
1989 4.6 -2.5%
1990 4.52 -1.8%
1991 4.45 -1.4%
1992 4.41 -1.1%
1993 4.36 -1.0%
1994 4.32 -0.9%
1995 4.28 -1.1%
1996 4.24 -1.0%
1997 4.19 -1.0%
1998 4.14 -1.2%
1999 4.08 -1.6%
2000 4.01 -1.7%
2001 3.93 -1.9%
2002 3.85 -2.0%
2003 3.77 -2.2%
2004 3.66 -2.8%
2005 3.55 -3.1%
2006 3.43 -3.4%
2007 3.32 -3.2%
2008 3.23 -2.8%
2009 3.15 -2.5%
2010 3.08 -2.2%
2011 3.02 -1.9%
2012 2.96 -1.8%
2013 2.91 -1.8%
2014 2.86 -1.8%
2015 2.81 -1.8%
2016 2.76 -1.8%
2017 2.7 -1.9%
2018 2.66 -1.8%
2019 2.61 -1.9%
2020 2.56 -1.7%
2021 2.51 -1.9%
2022 2.47 -1.8%
2023 2.42 -2.1%
2024 2.38 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.05 7.05 7.05 1
1970s 6.75 6.1 7.07 10
1980s 5.3 4.6 5.95 10
1990s 4.3 4.08 4.52 10
2000s 3.59 3.15 4.01 10
2010s 2.84 2.61 3.08 10
2020s 2.47 2.38 2.56 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 22 Mozambique 2.51 compare
  2. 23 Eswatini 2.5 compare
  3. 24 Cameroon 2.48 compare
  4. 26 Sudan 2.37 compare
  5. 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.36 compare
  6. 28 Malawi 2.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso?
Neonatal mortality wdi in Burkina Faso was 2.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 7.07 in 1972.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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