Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Children died before five per woman

Burkina Faso
0.3535
in 2024
Liberia
0.3516
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Liberia rank
11th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
0.511.522.5194419842024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3535 against 0.3516 in Liberia, a difference of 0.0019.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 11th of 196 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.18 1.91 0.2688 Burkina Faso
1960s 2.11 1.99 0.1198 Burkina Faso
1970s 1.94 1.79 0.1437 Burkina Faso
1980s 1.55 1.66 0.1086 Liberia
1990s 1.3 1.55 0.2471 Liberia
2000s 0.9531 0.8082 0.1449 Burkina Faso
2010s 0.571 0.443 0.128 Burkina Faso
2020s 0.3843 0.3617 0.0226 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Burkina Faso, at 0.3535 against 0.3516 in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
0.0019, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 11th 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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About this data

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