Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi
Burundi: Number of neonatal deaths was 11,191 deaths in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
11,191 deaths
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 204 countries
All-time high
11,943 deaths
in 1972
All-time low
7,711 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2019, number of neonatal deaths in Burundi stood at 11,191 deaths.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Burundi peaked at 11,943 deaths in 1972 and was at its lowest, 7,711 deaths, in 1950.
Burundi ranks 40th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,711 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 7,747 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 7,786 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 7,828 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 7,874 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 7,922 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 7,997 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 8,070 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 8,114 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 8,165 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 8,215 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 8,318 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 8,452 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 8,624 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 8,753 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 8,744 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8,602 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 8,550 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 8,608 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 8,710 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 8,768 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8,862 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 11,943 deaths | +34.8% |
| 1973 | 8,918 deaths | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 8,960 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9,000 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 9,132 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 9,251 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 9,439 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 9,733 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 9,978 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10,103 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 10,250 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10,364 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 10,431 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 10,497 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 10,569 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 10,649 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 10,773 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10,893 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 10,957 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 10,641 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 10,387 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 10,641 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 11,076 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10,739 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 10,554 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10,608 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10,645 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 10,646 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,716 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10,674 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10,746 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10,841 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10,941 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11,053 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10,961 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11,155 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11,461 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11,597 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11,519 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11,489 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11,504 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,422 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11,200 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 11,055 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11,075 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,168 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,236 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 11,191 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,921 deaths | 7,711 deaths | 8,165 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,558 deaths | 8,215 deaths | 8,753 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,401 deaths | 8,768 deaths | 11,943 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,451 deaths | 9,978 deaths | 10,893 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,689 deaths | 10,387 deaths | 11,076 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,014 deaths | 10,674 deaths | 11,597 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,286 deaths | 11,055 deaths | 11,519 deaths | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Burundi?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi was 11,191 deaths in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11,943 deaths in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,711 deaths in 1950.
- How does Burundi rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Burundi ranks 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.