Number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0015 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi is 0.0015 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0151 deaths per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Burundi 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0113 deaths per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0113 deaths per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0151 deaths per person | +33.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 deaths per person | -23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0114 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0113 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0108 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0106 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.009 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.009 deaths per person | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 deaths per person | -17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 deaths per person | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 deaths per person | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.007 deaths per person | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.006 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.005 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.002 deaths per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0116 deaths per person | 0.0106 deaths per person | 0.0151 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 deaths per person | 0.0077 deaths per person | 0.0101 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 deaths per person | 0.0064 deaths per person | 0.009 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 0.0062 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 deaths per person | 0.002 deaths per person | 0.0039 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Burundi was 0.0015 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0151 deaths per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.