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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burundi

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burundi
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burundi: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2386 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

22nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

2.29 under-five deaths per woman

in 1972

All-time low

0.2386 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burundi is 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

See the full ranking of 200 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Burundi?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 2.29 under-five deaths per woman in 1972.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Burundi rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Burundi ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).