Burundi vs South Africa

Burundi vs South Africa: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.7 per 100 live births in Burundi and 3.5 per 100 live births in South Africa, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burundi, by 1.2 per 100 live births, or 1.34 times that in South Africa.

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

Burundi vs South Africa: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.7 per 100 live births in Burundi and 3.5 per 100 live births in South Africa, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burundi, by 1.2 per 100 live births, or 1.34 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1974.
  • In 2024, Burundi ranked 34 and South Africa ranked 53 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

YearBurundiSouth AfricaWorld
20244.73.53.7
20234.93.53.8
202253.44
20215.23.44
20205.43.43.9
20195.63.44
20185.93.54
20176.13.64.1
20166.43.74.2
20156.73.84.3
20147.144.4
20137.54.14.5
201284.34.7
20118.54.65
2010955.1
20099.65.75.3
200810.36.45.5
2007117.15.7
200611.77.76
200512.486.2
2004138.16.6
200313.77.96.8
200214.27.77.1
200114.87.57.4
200015.27.17.7
199915.76.97.9
199816.16.68.3
199716.46.38.4
1996196.18.6
199516.85.98.8
199416.95.88.9
199319.25.79.1
1992175.69.2
199116.95.79.3
199016.95.89.4
198916.869.5
198816.86.310
198716.96.69.9
198617.26.910.3
198517.77.210.6
198418.47.610.9
198319.3811.1
198220.38.411.2
198121.38.911.6
198022.49.411.9
197923.29.911.9
19782410.512.3
197724.511.112.6
197624.811.812.8
197524.912.513.1
19742513.213.3
197325–13.5
197231.8–13.7
197125–13.9
197025–14.2
196924.9–14.6
196824.8–15
196724.6–15.3
196624.4–15.1
196524.2–15.1
196424–15.7
196324.7–16.2
196224.8–17
196124.8–18.8
196024.9–20.2
195925–19.9
1958––19.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
1955––22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––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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