Burundi vs Ghana

Burundi vs Ghana: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.7 per 100 live births in Burundi and 3.6 per 100 live births in Ghana, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burundi, by 1.1 per 100 live births, or 1.31 times that in Ghana.

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

Burundi vs Ghana: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.7 per 100 live births in Burundi and 3.6 per 100 live births in Ghana, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burundi, by 1.1 per 100 live births, or 1.31 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1959.
  • In 2024, Burundi ranked 34 and Ghana ranked 51 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

YearBurundiGhanaWorld
20244.73.63.7
20234.93.73.8
202253.94
20215.244
20205.44.23.9
20195.64.44
20185.94.64
20176.14.84.1
20166.454.2
20156.75.34.3
20147.15.54.4
20137.55.84.5
2012864.7
20118.56.35
201096.75.1
20099.675.3
200810.37.35.5
2007117.65.7
200611.77.96
200512.48.26.2
2004138.56.6
200313.78.86.8
200214.29.27.1
200114.89.67.4
200015.2107.7
199915.710.47.9
199816.110.78.3
199716.4118.4
19961911.38.6
199516.811.48.8
199416.911.68.9
199319.211.89.1
199217129.2
199116.912.49.3
199016.912.89.4
198916.813.39.5
198816.813.810
198716.914.49.9
198617.21510.3
198517.715.510.6
198418.41610.9
198319.316.311.1
198220.316.511.2
198121.316.711.6
198022.416.811.9
197923.21711.9
19782417.312.3
197724.517.812.6
197624.818.212.8
197524.918.713.1
19742519.213.3
19732519.613.5
197231.819.913.7
19712520.213.9
19702520.314.2
196924.920.314.6
196824.820.315
196724.620.315.3
196624.420.315.1
196524.220.315.1
19642420.315.7
196324.720.416.2
196224.820.517
196124.820.718.8
196024.920.920.2
19592521.119.9
1958–21.419.7
1957–21.820.5
1956–22.221.3
1955–22.622.3
1954–23.122.8
1953–23.623.3
1952–24.123.9
1951–24.724.3
1950–25.324.7
1949–25.924.9
1948–26.524.9
1947–27.125.5
1946–27.625.8
1945–28.226.7
1944–28.827.4
1943–29.427.7
1942–30.127.9
1941–30.727.8
1940–31.427.9
1939–3228
1938–32.728.7
1937–33.328.8
1936–3429.1
1935–34.529.5
1934–35.230.7
1933–35.930.5
1932–36.530.7
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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