Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Burundi
Burundi: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 11,191 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
11,191
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 204 countries
All-time high
11,943
in 1972
All-time low
7,711
in 1950
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Burundi, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Burundi stood at 11,191.
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 ihme in Burundi peaked at 11,943 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 7,711, 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 ihme in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,711 | — |
| 1951 | 7,747 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 7,786 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 7,828 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 7,874 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 7,922 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 7,997 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 8,070 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 8,114 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 8,165 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 8,215 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 8,318 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 8,452 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 8,624 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 8,753 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 8,744 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 8,602 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 8,550 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 8,608 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 8,710 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 8,768 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 8,862 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 11,943 | +34.8% |
| 1973 | 8,918 | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 8,960 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9,000 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 9,132 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 9,251 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 9,439 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 9,733 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 9,978 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10,103 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 10,250 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10,364 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 10,431 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 10,497 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 10,569 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 10,649 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 10,773 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10,893 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 10,957 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 10,641 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 10,387 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 10,641 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 11,076 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10,739 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 10,554 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10,608 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10,645 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 10,646 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,716 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10,674 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10,746 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10,841 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10,941 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11,053 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10,961 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11,155 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11,461 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11,597 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11,519 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11,489 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11,504 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,422 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11,200 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 11,055 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11,075 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,168 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,236 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 11,191 | -0.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 11,191 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19,820, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 11,191 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,844, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +34.8% | 8,862 | 11,943 |
| 1973 | -25.3% | 11,943 | 8,918 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,921 | 7,711 | 8,165 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,558 | 8,215 | 8,753 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,401 | 8,768 | 11,943 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,451 | 9,978 | 10,893 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,689 | 10,387 | 11,076 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,014 | 10,674 | 11,597 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,286 | 11,055 | 11,519 | 10 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths ihme in Burundi?
- Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Burundi was 11,191 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11,943 in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,711 in 1950.
- How does Burundi rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
- Burundi ranks 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths ihme 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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