Children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Children died before five per woman was 0.3535 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3535
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
10th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.39
in 1944
All-time low
0.3535
in 2024
Years of data
81
1944–2024

Children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso, 1944–2024

0.511.522.5194419842024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso is 0.3535, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.39 in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.3535, in 2024.

Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 2.35 2.31 2.39 6
1950s 2.19 2.16 2.21 10
1960s 2.11 2.1 2.14 10
1970s 1.94 1.75 2.08 10
1980s 1.55 1.4 1.71 10
1990s 1.3 1.18 1.38 10
2000s 0.9531 0.7578 1.15 10
2010s 0.571 0.4379 0.72 10
2020s 0.3843 0.3535 0.4145 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 7 Guinea 0.3935 compare
  2. 8 Mali 0.389 compare
  3. 9 Central African Republic 0.384 compare
  4. 11 Liberia 0.3516 compare
  5. 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 compare
  6. 13 Benin 0.3326 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso?
Children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso was 0.3535 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 2.39 in 1944.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3535 in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for children died before five per woman?
Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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