What is youth mortality rate in Burundi?

Youth mortality rate in Burundi was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 35.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Burundi rank for youth mortality rate?

Burundi ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burundi 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Burundi

Name: Youth mortality rate in Burundi
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burundi: Youth mortality rate was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.38 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

25th

of 199 countries

All-time high

35.23 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

6.38 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Youth mortality rate in Burundi, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Burundi is 6.38 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Burundi peaked at 35.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6.38 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Burundi ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	28.97 deaths per 100 live births	28.96 deaths per 100 live births	28.98 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	29 deaths per 100 live births	26.85 deaths per 100 live births	35.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	22.69 deaths per 100 live births	21.12 deaths per 100 live births	26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	22.79 deaths per 100 live births	20.86 deaths per 100 live births	28.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	16.14 deaths per 100 live births	11.93 deaths per 100 live births	20.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	9.08 deaths per 100 live births	7.5 deaths per 100 live births	11.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6.8 deaths per 100 live births	6.38 deaths per 100 live births	7.26 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Burundi

22 Lesotho 6.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Mozambique 6.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Togo 6.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Kiribati 6.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Afghanistan 6.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Pakistan 6.14 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Burundi

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 103,354 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 104,134 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 109,497 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,195 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 116,754 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,373 (2025)

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Burundi?: Youth mortality rate in Burundi was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 35.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 6.38 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Burundi rank for youth mortality rate?: Burundi ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.