Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Brazil or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 13,991 against 13,695 in Brazil as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Number of infant deaths, female

Brazil

13,695

in 2024

Burkina Faso

13,991

in 2024

Brazil rank

27th

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Brazil
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 13,991 against 13,695 in Brazil, a difference of 296.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1960s	160,822	17,569	143,253	Brazil
1970s	139,404	18,798	120,606	Brazil
1980s	109,305	18,956	90,349	Brazil
1990s	64,395	20,896	43,499	Brazil
2000s	30,910	21,494	9,416	Brazil
2010s	17,943	18,480	537.8	Burkina Faso
2020s	14,423	14,503	79.6	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Brazil or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 13,991 against 13,695 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Brazil and Burkina Faso?: 296, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Brazil ranks 27th and Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.