Children died before five per woman in Burundi
Burundi: Children died before five per woman was 0.2386 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children died before five per woman in Burundi, 1959–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Burundi is 0.2386, 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, children died before five per woman in Burundi peaked at 2.29 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2386, 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.
Children died before five per woman in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1.75 | — |
| 1960 | 1.75 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.74 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.7 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.72 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.74 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.76 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.78 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.8 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.29 | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 1.81 | -21.1% |
| 1974 | 1.8 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.81 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.77 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.74 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.56 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.48 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.41 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.34 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.29 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.26 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.24 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.24 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9706 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.927 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8798 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8298 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7762 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7211 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6687 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6158 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5647 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5175 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4767 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.441 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.409 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3812 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3559 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3337 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3147 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2963 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2809 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2654 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2628 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2502 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2386 | -4.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.2386 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.2386 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five 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 | 2.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.75 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 | 1.7 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8447 | 0.6158 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4091 | 0.2963 | 0.5647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2596 | 0.2386 | 0.2809 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 children died before five per woman in Burundi?
- Children died before five per woman in Burundi was 0.2386 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 in 1972.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for children died before five per woman?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five 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 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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