Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 24.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.88 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Burkina Faso has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 13 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 19.6 per 1,000 live births and South Africa at 3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Burkina Faso	South Africa	World
2023	52.3	27.9	27.3
2022	53.8	30.1	28.2
2021	55.3	27.6	28.4
2020	57	21.8	28.7
2019	58.7	27.8	29.2
2018	60.4	26.1	29.7
2017	62.2	23.8	30.3
2016	64.1	26.2	31.1
2015	66	28	32.1
2014	68.1	29.2	32.9
2013	70.2	29.6	33.9
2012	72.4	27.6	35
2011	74.7	28.5	36.8
2010	77.3	35.4	37.7
2009	79.9	39.7	39.1
2008	82.7	45.4	40.4
2007	85.8	48.3	42
2006	88.7	49.6	43.7
2005	91.5	51.9	45.4
2004	94.3	51.2	47.2
2003	97	53.5	48.8
2002	99.3	51.9	50.6
2001	101.1	47.3	52.2
2000	102.9	45.8	53.7
1999	104.5	51.1	55.5
1998	105.9	49.8	57.1
1997	107.7	48.6	58.3
1996	108.3	47.6	59.6
1995	109.3	46.8	60.8
1994	110	46.2	62
1993	110.5	46.1	62.9
1992	111	46.2	64.1
1991	111.5	46.7	64.9
1990	112	47.5	64.9
1989	112.6	48.6	66.2
1988	113.4	49.9	68
1987	114.5	51.7	68.6
1986	115.8	53.4	70.8
1985	117.4	55.5	72.9
1984	119	57.7	74.6
1983	120.8	60	76.1
1982	122.6	62.5	76.6
1981	124.9	65.1	78.7
1980	126.7	67.5	80.6
1979	129.3	70	82.5
1978	131.8	72.3	84.7
1977	134.6	74.6	86.4
1976	137.5	76.7	88.1
1975	140.1	78.6	89.6
1974	142.6	80.4	90.9
1973	144.8	82.1	92.1
1972	146.5	83.8	93.6
1971	148.1	85.3	96.1
1970	149.1	86.7	96.9
1969	150.2	88	98.3
1968	150.8	89.1	100.2
1967	151.5	90.2	103.1
1966	152.2	91.3	104.9
1965	152.9	92.3	106.4
1964	153.7	93.3	106.1
1963	154.5	94.5	107.7
1962	155.3	95.9	110.2
1961	156.2	97.6	121.5
1960	157.1	99.7	131.8
1959	158.1	102.3	125.7
1958	159.1	105.5	117.7
1957	160.1	109.3	120
1956	161	113.4	121.9
1955	162	117.8	124.8
1954	162.9	122.2	127.7
1953	163.8	126.4	130.1
1952	164.6	130.6	132.7
1951	165.5	134.5	136
1950	166.3	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Burkina Faso	South Africa	World
2024	54.247.2–61.5	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	53.443.8–63.8	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	52.741.5–65.6	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	51.938.9–66.9	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	51.136.7–67.8	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	50.434.8–68.2	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	49.632.9–68.5	20.211–31.2	24
2031	48.830.8–70.5	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	48.129.4–70.1	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	47.427.2–70.3	199–31.8	22.8
2034	46.725.7–70.3	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	4624.7–72	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	45.423–71.2	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	44.821.8–71.5	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	44.120.8–71	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	43.519.9–72.3	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	42.818.6–72.3	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	42.317.6–74	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	41.716.8–73.7	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	41.216.1–74.1	155.2–32.6	19
2044	40.615.3–75	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	4015.1–74	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	39.514.2–74.9	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	38.913.4–74.1	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	38.412.8–74.6	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	37.912.9–76.8	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	37.412.2–76.8	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	36.911.5–76	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	36.410.9–77	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	35.911–75.9	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	35.510.7–75.2	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	35.110.1–77.4	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	34.79.8–75.7	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	34.29–75.3	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	33.88.8–75.7	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	33.48.8–76.9	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	32.98.8–76.9	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	32.58.5–76	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	32.18.1–75.6	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	31.78.1–78.5	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	31.37.8–77.1	8.22–28	14.5
2065	30.97.5–77.4	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	30.67.5–77.1	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	30.17.3–78.1	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	29.77.2–78.3	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	29.37–75.8	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	28.96.9–75.2	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	28.47.1–76.6	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	286.7–77.2	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	27.66.6–76.4	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	27.36.6–76.1	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	26.96.3–73.5	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	26.56.2–73.3	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	26.26.2–72.3	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	25.86.2–71.6	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	25.56.1–71.6	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	25.16–72.9	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	24.85.9–72.3	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	24.55.9–72.3	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	24.25.7–69.9	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	23.95.6–69.1	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	23.65.6–70.3	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	23.35.3–71.7	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	235.3–72	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	22.75.3–72.9	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	22.45.3–71.3	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	22.15.4–70	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	21.95.2–70.9	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	21.65.2–71	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	21.35.2–71.1	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	215–71.2	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	20.85–70.4	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	20.54.9–71.1	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	20.34.9–70.5	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	20.14.8–69.3	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	19.84.7–70.1	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	19.64.5–69.4	30.6–21.8	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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