Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
4.8%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Equatorial Guinea rank
13th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 13.5% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 11.5% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.