Number of child deaths per woman in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Burkina Faso, 1944–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Burkina Faso is 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.39 under-five deaths per woman in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.35 under-five deaths per woman | 2.31 under-five deaths per woman | 2.39 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1950s | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | 2.21 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9531 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7578 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.571 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4379 under-five deaths per woman | 0.72 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4145 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 Guinea 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 8 Mali 0.389 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.459 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 41.75 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.97 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 33.33 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Burkina Faso?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Burkina Faso was 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 under-five deaths per woman in 1944.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).