What is child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 31.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Burundi rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Burundi ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burundi data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Burundi: Child mortality vs. health spending was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.71 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

34th

of 199 countries

All-time high

31.75 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

4.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1964–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi, 1964–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi stood at 4.71 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi peaked at 31.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.71 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Burundi 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24.5 deaths per 100 live births	24.02 deaths per 100 live births	24.91 deaths per 100 live births	6
1970s	25.31 deaths per 100 live births	23.23 deaths per 100 live births	31.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	18.71 deaths per 100 live births	16.81 deaths per 100 live births	22.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	17.09 deaths per 100 live births	15.69 deaths per 100 live births	19.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.58 deaths per 100 live births	9.61 deaths per 100 live births	15.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.06 deaths per 100 live births	5.62 deaths per 100 live births	9.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.05 deaths per 100 live births	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	5.43 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Burundi

31 Uganda 4.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
32 Zambia 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
35 Eswatini 4.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Burundi

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 208,108 (2025)
Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 207,525 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,256 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 205,420 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 3.89 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 6.33 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 207,981 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 205,720 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 208,430 (2025)

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Burundi was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 31.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 4.71 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Burundi rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Burundi ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .