Number of youth deaths in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of youth deaths was 59,028 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 59,028 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Burkina Faso peaked at 101,928 deaths in 2001 and was at its lowest, 59,028 deaths, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91,059 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 92,721 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 94,476 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 96,050 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 97,562 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 98,949 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 100,076 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 100,866 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 101,394 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 101,672 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 101,925 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 101,928 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 101,438 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 100,782 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 99,773 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98,351 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 96,952 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 95,458 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 93,699 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 91,895 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 90,141 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 88,460 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 86,781 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 85,068 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 83,190 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 81,224 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 79,105 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 76,613 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 73,739 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 70,483 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 67,046 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 64,367 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 62,387 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 60,612 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 59,028 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,482 deaths | 91,059 deaths | 101,672 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,220 deaths | 91,895 deaths | 101,928 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,480 deaths | 70,483 deaths | 90,141 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,688 deaths | 59,028 deaths | 67,046 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Burkina Faso?
- Number of youth deaths in Burkina Faso was 59,028 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 101,928 deaths in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,028 deaths in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of youth deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.