Benin vs Burkina Faso: Children died before five per woman

Benin
0.3326
in 2024
Burkina Faso
0.3535
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Burkina Faso rank
10th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
0.511.522.5194419842024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3535 against 0.3326 in Benin, a difference of 0.0209.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Benin ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1940s 2.06 2.34 0.2818 Burkina Faso
1950s 1.97 2.19 0.2211 Burkina Faso
1960s 1.87 2.11 0.2462 Burkina Faso
1970s 1.63 1.94 0.3101 Burkina Faso
1980s 1.35 1.55 0.205 Burkina Faso
1990s 0.9845 1.3 0.3173 Burkina Faso
2000s 0.6914 0.9531 0.2617 Burkina Faso
2010s 0.5161 0.571 0.0549 Burkina Faso
2020s 0.3761 0.3843 0.0082 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.3535 against 0.3326 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.0209, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2024.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Benin ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed