Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2023
Liberia
5.1%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Liberia rank
11th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.1% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 17.3% | 2.1% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 14.4% | 17.1% | 2.7% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 15.6% | 2.4% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 14.7% | 3.6% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 14.4% | 4.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 9.4% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Liberia |
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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 5.1% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.