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
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.
Children died before five per woman in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 2.39 | — |
| 1945 | 2.38 | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 2.36 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 2.34 | -0.8% |
| 1948 | 2.32 | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 2.31 | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 2.21 | -4.3% |
| 1951 | 2.21 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.21 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.21 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.2 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.2 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.19 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.17 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.16 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.16 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 2.14 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 2.13 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 2.12 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.11 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.11 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.11 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.11 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.11 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.11 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.1 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.08 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.06 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.04 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.01 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.98 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.94 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.88 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.84 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.8 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.75 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.71 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.68 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.64 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.6 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.57 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.54 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.46 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.43 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.4 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.38 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.26 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.18 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.15 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9744 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.932 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8909 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8437 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7991 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7578 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.72 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6843 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6504 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6164 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5837 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5519 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5187 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4858 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4615 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4379 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4145 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3933 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3887 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3713 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3535 | -4.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.3535 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.3535 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
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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