Number of under-five deaths in Burundi
Burundi: Number of under-five deaths was 21,573 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Burundi, 1970–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 21,573 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Burundi peaked at 54,556 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 21,573, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 42nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,962 | 40,034 | 54,556 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,699 | 41,237 | 44,410 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,014 | 40,375 | 51,343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,229 | 37,118 | 40,383 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,977 | 25,041 | 36,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,817 | 21,573 | 24,272 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 39 Vietnam 24,085 compare
- 40 United States 23,685 compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 23,171 compare
- 43 Central African Republic 20,555 compare
- 44 Algeria 19,422 compare
- 45 Senegal 19,308 compare
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)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 207,981 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 44.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 205,720 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 208,430 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Burundi?
- Number of under-five deaths in Burundi was 21,573 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 54,556 in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,573 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Burundi ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.