Number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of infant deaths was 31,762 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
31,762
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
48,595
in 2001
All-time low
31,762
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso stood at 31,762. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso peaked at 48,595 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31,762, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36,466 | — |
| 1961 | 36,845 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 37,291 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 37,717 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 38,223 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 38,816 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 39,372 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 39,968 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 40,580 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 41,021 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 41,372 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 41,633 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 41,751 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 41,783 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 41,688 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 41,421 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 41,005 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 40,768 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 40,784 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40,897 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 40,962 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 41,078 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 41,226 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 41,403 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 41,719 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 42,099 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 42,299 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 42,300 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42,341 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 42,596 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 43,149 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 43,914 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 44,652 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 45,241 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 45,909 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 46,645 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 47,297 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 47,713 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 47,936 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 48,069 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 48,375 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 48,595 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 48,513 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48,478 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48,281 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 47,867 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 47,664 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 47,296 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 46,619 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 45,852 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 45,142 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 44,548 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 43,948 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 43,339 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 42,576 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 41,744 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 40,777 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 39,568 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 38,048 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 36,238 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 34,369 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 33,299 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 32,795 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 32,279 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 31,762 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,630 | 36,466 | 41,021 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41,310 | 40,768 | 41,783 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,802 | 40,962 | 42,596 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,052 | 43,149 | 48,069 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,754 | 45,852 | 48,595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,593 | 36,238 | 45,142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,901 | 31,762 | 34,369 | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso?
- Number of infant deaths in Burkina Faso was 31,762 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 48,595 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,762 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of infant deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.