Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi
Burundi: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi, 1959–2024
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 Burundi is 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Burundi peaked at 2.29 under-five deaths per woman in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Burundi 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8447 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6158 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2963 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5647 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2596 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2809 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.2353 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 24 Togo 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 25 East Timor 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.439 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 34.54 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 30.73 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 42.38 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Burundi?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Burundi was 0.2386 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 under-five deaths per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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).