Burkina Faso vs Burundi
Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Burkina Faso and 4.7 per 100 live births in Burundi, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 2.8 per 100 live births, or 1.59 times that in Burundi.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 1997.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 11 and Burundi ranked 34 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Burkina Faso | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12.1 | 9 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 12.7 | 9.6 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 13.8 | 11 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 13 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 18 | 15.7 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 18.3 | 16.1 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 19 | 19 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 19.2 | 16.8 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | 16.9 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 19.5 | 17 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 19.7 | 16.9 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 1987 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 20.8 | 17.2 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 21.2 | 17.7 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 21.7 | 18.4 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 22.1 | 19.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 22.6 | 20.3 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 25.2 | 24 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 27 | 24.8 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 28 | 24.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 28.9 | 25 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 29.7 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 30.8 | 25 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 31.1 | 25 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 31.5 | 24.9 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 31.8 | 24.8 | 15 |
| 1967 | 32 | 24.6 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 32.3 | 24.4 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 32.6 | 24.2 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 32.9 | 24 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 33.2 | 24.7 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 33.6 | 24.8 | 17 |
| 1961 | 33.9 | 24.8 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 34.3 | 24.9 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 34.7 | 25 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 35.1 | – | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 35.5 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 35.9 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 36.3 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 36.6 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 37 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 37.3 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 37.6 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 37.9 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 38.2 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 38.5 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 38.8 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 39 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 39.3 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 39.6 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Burundi
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Burundi: 63.7 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Burundi: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Burundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Burundi: 13.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Burundi: 2.71% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Burundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Burundi: 25.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Burundi: 15.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Burundi: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Burundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Burundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Burundi: $169M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Burundi: $16 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Burundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Burundi: 31,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Burundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Burundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Burundi: 2 million TIV in 2019