Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Burkina Faso and 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 3 per 100 live births, or 1.68 times that in Ethiopia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Burkina Faso and 4.5 per 100 live births in Ethiopia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 3 per 100 live births, or 1.68 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Burkina Faso has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 11 and Ethiopia ranked 36 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

YearBurkina FasoEthiopiaWorld
20247.54.53.7
20237.75.23.8
202286.84
20218.274
20208.55.23.9
20198.85.44
20189.15.64
20179.45.84.1
20169.76.14.2
201510.16.44.3
201410.46.84.4
201310.87.14.5
201211.27.54.7
201111.77.95
201012.18.35.1
200912.78.75.3
200813.29.25.5
200713.89.75.7
200614.410.26
200515.110.86.2
200415.711.56.6
200316.212.16.8
200216.712.77.1
200117.213.47.4
200017.6147.7
19991814.67.9
199818.315.38.3
199718.715.98.4
19961916.68.6
199519.217.28.8
199419.417.98.9
199319.518.69.1
199219.519.29.2
199119.619.79.3
199019.720.29.4
198919.820.79.5
198820.121.110
198720.421.59.9
198620.83010.3
198521.230.610.6
198421.731.710.9
198322.132.311.1
198222.623.611.2
198123.123.911.6
198023.724.211.9
197924.424.411.9
197825.224.612.3
197726.124.612.6
19762724.712.8
19752828.513.1
197428.928.613.3
197329.728.813.5
197230.328.913.7
197130.824.913.9
197031.12514.2
196931.52514.6
196831.82515
19673225.115.3
196632.325.115.1
196532.6–15.1
196432.9–15.7
196333.2–16.2
196233.6–17
196133.9–18.8
196034.3–20.2
195934.7–19.9
195835.1–19.7
195735.5–20.5
195635.9–21.3
195536.3–22.3
195436.6–22.8
195337–23.3
195237.3–23.9
195137.6–24.3
195037.9–24.7
194938.2–24.9
194838.5–24.9
194738.8–25.5
194639–25.8
194539.3–26.7
194439.6–27.4
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.

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