Infant deaths in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Infant deaths was 31,762 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
31,762
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 198 countries
All-time high
48,595
in 2001
All-time low
31,762
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Infant deaths in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201220242000: 48.4k2001: 48.6k2002: 48.5k2003: 48.5k2004: 48.3k2005: 47.9k2006: 47.7k2007: 47.3k2008: 46.6k2009: 45.9k2010: 45.1k2011: 44.5k2012: 43.9k2013: 43.3k2014: 42.6k2015: 41.7k2016: 40.8k2017: 39.6k2018: 38.0k2019: 36.2k2020: 34.4k2021: 33.3k2022: 32.8k2023: 32.3k2024: 31.8k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2024, infant deaths in Burkina Faso stood at 31,762. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant deaths in Burkina Faso peaked at 48,595 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31,762, in 2024.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47,754 45,852 48,595 10
2010s 41,593 36,238 45,142 10
2020s 32,901 31,762 34,369 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 23 Philippines 39,731 compare
  2. 24 Cameroon 38,551 compare
  3. 25 China 36,113 compare
  4. 27 Brazil 31,647 compare
  5. 28 Zimbabwe 30,713 compare
  6. 29 Myanmar 29,371 compare

See the full ranking of 221 places β†’

More development goals data for Burkina Faso

All data for Burkina Faso β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is infant deaths in Burkina Faso?
Infant deaths in Burkina Faso was 31,762 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 48,595 in 2001.
What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 31,762 in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for infant deaths?
Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant deaths rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Infant deaths in Burkina Faso. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/infant-deaths-number/burkina-faso/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/infant-deaths-number/burkina-faso/">Infant deaths in Burkina Faso</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed