Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi
Burundi: Number of neonatal deaths was 8,890 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,890
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
43rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
12,274
in 2010
All-time low
7,525
in 1966
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Burundi stood at 8,890.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Burundi peaked at 12,274 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,525, in 1966.
That places Burundi 43rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7,525 | — |
| 1967 | 7,787 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 8,001 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 8,244 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 8,362 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 8,556 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 8,872 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 8,253 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 8,489 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 8,826 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 8,976 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9,137 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 9,371 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 9,645 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 9,640 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 10,384 | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 10,198 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 10,222 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 10,079 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 10,038 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 9,923 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 9,954 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 10,095 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 10,156 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 10,231 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10,333 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 10,396 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10,845 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 8,326 | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 10,403 | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 10,466 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9,694 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 9,555 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 9,836 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10,023 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 10,182 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10,523 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10,776 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11,134 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11,479 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11,674 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11,795 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11,871 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,028 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12,274 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12,019 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11,686 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 11,472 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 11,221 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10,949 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10,301 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 9,912 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9,587 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9,514 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9,366 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9,209 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9,067 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,948 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8,890 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,889 | 7,525 | 8,244 | 4 |
| 1970s | 8,849 | 8,253 | 9,645 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,069 | 9,640 | 10,384 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,008 | 8,326 | 10,845 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,148 | 10,023 | 12,028 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,894 | 9,514 | 12,274 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,096 | 8,890 | 9,366 | 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Burundi?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Burundi was 8,890 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12,274 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,525 in 1966.
- How does Burundi rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.