Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Burkina Faso and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe.

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

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Burkina Faso and 6.5 per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe.
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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 Zimbabwe ranked 17 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 FasoZimbabweWorld
20247.56.53.7
20237.76.43.8
202286.44
20218.26.24
20208.56.23.9
20198.85.94
20189.15.64
20179.45.74.1
20169.75.84.2
201510.15.94.3
201410.464.4
201310.86.34.5
201211.26.84.7
201111.77.75
201012.18.55.1
200912.795.3
200813.29.15.5
200713.89.15.7
200614.48.86
200515.19.26.2
200415.79.16.6
200316.29.26.8
200216.79.47.1
200117.29.67.4
200017.69.97.7
199918107.9
199818.39.78.3
199718.710.18.4
19961910.88.6
199519.210.48.8
199419.410.38.9
199319.59.89.1
199219.59.29.2
199119.68.89.3
199019.78.49.4
198919.88.19.5
198820.1810
198720.48.19.9
198620.88.510.3
198521.28.910.6
198421.79.610.9
198322.110.311.1
198222.61111.2
198123.111.611.6
198023.71211.9
197924.412.211.9
197825.212.212.3
197726.112.212.6
19762712.112.8
19752812.113.1
197428.91213.3
197329.71213.5
197230.31213.7
197130.812.113.9
197031.112.214.2
196931.512.414.6
196831.812.615
19673212.915.3
196632.313.215.1
196532.613.615.1
196432.91415.7
196333.214.416.2
196233.614.717
196133.91518.8
196034.315.420.2
195934.715.619.9
195835.115.819.7
195735.516.120.5
195635.916.321.3
195536.316.522.3
195436.616.722.8
19533718.123.3
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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