Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi
Burundi: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2386 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
22nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.29 under-five deaths per woman
in 1972
All-time low
0.2386 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi, 1959–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Burundi is 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Burundi peaked at 2.29 under-five deaths per woman in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Burundi 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1960 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | -21.1% |
| 1974 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9706 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.927 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8798 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8298 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7762 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7211 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6687 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6158 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5647 under-five deaths per woman | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5175 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4767 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.441 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.409 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3812 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3559 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3337 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3147 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2963 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2809 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2654 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2628 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2502 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +26.9% | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8447 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6158 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2963 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5647 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2596 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2809 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 24 Togo 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 25 East Timor 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Burundi?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 under-five deaths per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).