Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Burkina Faso

Under-five mortality rate in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 74.9 per 1,000. Ranked 186 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 78.2%.

2024 74.9 per 1,000 −3.23% vs 2023
World rank 186of 196
Period maximum 343.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 74.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Burkina Faso, 1960–2024010020030040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 343.1 per 1,0001962: 335.5 per 1,0001964: 328.7 per 1,0001966: 322.7 per 1,0001968: 317.5 per 1,0001970: 311.4 per 1,0001972: 303 per 1,0001974: 289.2 per 1,0001976: 270.1 per 1,0001978: 251.5 per 1,0001980: 236.7 per 1,0001982: 225.8 per 1,0001984: 216.7 per 1,0001986: 207.9 per 1,0001988: 200.5 per 1,0001990: 196.6 per 1,0001992: 195.3 per 1,0001994: 193.7 per 1,0001996: 189.6 per 1,0001998: 183.4 per 1,0002000: 176 per 1,0002002: 167.3 per 1,0002004: 156.8 per 1,0002006: 144.4 per 1,0002008: 132.1 per 1,0002010: 121.3 per 1,0002012: 112.3 per 1,0002014: 104.3 per 1,0002016: 97.4 per 1,0002018: 91 per 1,0002020: 85.1 per 1,0002022: 79.8 per 1,0002024: 74.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −268.2 (−78.17%) Average annual rate: -2.35 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 92.4 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 74.9 −2.5 −3.23%
2023 77.4 −2.4 −3.01%
2022 79.8 −2.6 −3.16%
2021 82.4 −2.7 −3.17%
2020 85.1 −3 −3.41%
2019 88.1 −2.9 −3.19%
2018 91 −3.1 −3.29%
2017 94.1 −3.3 −3.39%
2016 97.4 −3.4 −3.37%
2015 100.8 −3.5 −3.36%
2014 104.3 −3.9 −3.6%
2013 108.2 −4.1 −3.65%
2012 112.3 −4.3 −3.69%
2011 116.6 −4.7 −3.87%
2010 121.3 −5.2 −4.11%
2009 126.5 −5.6 −4.24%
2008 132.1 −6 −4.34%
2007 138.1 −6.3 −4.36%
2006 144.4 −6.4 −4.24%
2005 150.8 −6 −3.83%
2004 156.8 −5.5 −3.39%
2003 162.3 −5 −2.99%
2002 167.3 −4.6 −2.68%
2001 171.9 −4.1 −2.33%
2000 176 −3.8 −2.11%
1999 179.8 −3.6 −1.96%
1998 183.4 −3.3 −1.77%
1997 186.7 −2.9 −1.53%
1996 189.6 −2.4 −1.25%
1995 192 −1.7 −0.88%
1994 193.7 −0.9 −0.46%
1993 194.6 −0.7 −0.36%
1992 195.3 −0.4 −0.2%
1991 195.7 −0.9 −0.46%
1990 196.6 −1.5 −0.76%
1989 198.1 −2.4 −1.2%
1988 200.5 −3.3 −1.62%
1987 203.8 −4.1 −1.97%
1986 207.9 −4.3 −2.03%
1985 212.2 −4.5 −2.08%
1984 216.7 −4.5 −2.03%
1983 221.2 −4.6 −2.04%
1982 225.8 −5.1 −2.21%
1981 230.9 −5.8 −2.45%
1980 236.7 −6.9 −2.83%
1979 243.6 −7.9 −3.14%
1978 251.5 −9 −3.45%
1977 260.5 −9.6 −3.55%
1976 270.1 −10 −3.57%
1975 280.1 −9.1 −3.15%
1974 289.2 −7.7 −2.59%
1973 296.9 −6.1 −2.01%
1972 303 −4.8 −1.56%
1971 307.8 −3.6 −1.16%
1970 311.4 −3.1 −0.99%
1969 314.5 −3 −0.94%
1968 317.5 −2.6 −0.81%
1967 320.1 −2.6 −0.81%
1966 322.7 −3 −0.92%
1965 325.7 −3 −0.91%
1964 328.7 −3.4 −1.02%
1963 332.1 −3.4 −1.01%
1962 335.5 −3.6 −1.06%
1961 339.1 −4 −1.17%
1960 343.1

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.