Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Burkina Faso and 6.5 per 100 live births in Cameroon, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 1 per 100 live births, or 1.16 times that in Cameroon.
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Watch it change on the mapdeaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME · log scale
Latest figures
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 7.5 2024 | 10.4 | 11 of 200 |
| Cameroon | 6.5 2024 | 9.2 | 16 of 200 |
| World | 3.7 2024 | 4.4 |
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1953.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 11 and Cameroon ranked 16 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 | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12.1 | 11 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 18 | 14.6 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 18.7 | 14.8 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 19 | 14.8 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 19.5 | 14.3 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 19.5 | 14.1 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 19.6 | 13.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 19.7 | 13.7 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 19.8 | 13.7 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 20.1 | 13.8 | 10 |
| 1987 | 20.4 | 14.1 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 20.8 | 14.5 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 21.2 | 15 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 21.7 | 15.6 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 22.1 | 16.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 22.6 | 16.9 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 23.1 | 17.5 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 23.7 | 18 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 24.4 | 18.4 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 25.2 | 18.8 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 26.1 | 19 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 27 | 19.1 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 28 | 19.2 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 28.9 | 19.4 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 29.7 | 19.7 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 30.3 | 20.1 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 30.8 | 20.7 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 31.1 | 21.4 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 31.5 | 22.3 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 31.8 | 23.2 | 15 |
| 1967 | 32 | 24.1 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 32.3 | 24.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 32.6 | 25.5 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 32.9 | 26.1 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 33.2 | 26.6 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 33.6 | 27.1 | 17 |
| 1961 | 33.9 | 27.7 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 34.3 | 28.3 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 34.7 | 29.1 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 35.1 | 30 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 35.5 | 31.1 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 35.9 | 32.2 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 36.3 | 33.4 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 36.6 | 34.6 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 37 | 35.9 | 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