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

Burkina Faso, at 13,991 against 12,865 in South Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Burkina Faso and South Africa?

1,126, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths, female

Burkina Faso

13,991

in 2024

South Africa

12,865

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

26th

South Africa rank

29th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Burkina Faso
South Africa

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 13,991 against 12,865 in South Africa, a difference of 1,126.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18,550	41,934	23,384	South Africa
1980s	18,956	34,541	15,585	South Africa
1990s	20,896	23,808	2,912	South Africa
2000s	21,494	22,587	1,094	South Africa
2010s	18,480	16,081	2,400	Burkina Faso
2020s	14,503	12,964	1,539	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Burkina Faso or South Africa?: Burkina Faso, at 13,991 against 12,865 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Burkina Faso and South Africa?: 1,126, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th 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.