Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Burkina Faso or Egypt?

Burkina Faso, at 24,895 against 24,359 in Egypt as of 2024.

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

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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Number of under-five deaths, female

Burkina Faso

24,895

in 2024

Egypt

24,359

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Egypt rank

23rd

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Burkina Faso
Egypt

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 24,895 against 24,359 in Egypt, a difference of 536.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Egypt ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35,346	181,756	146,410	Egypt
1970s	36,669	164,078	127,408	Egypt
1980s	36,599	112,549	75,950	Egypt
1990s	40,775	61,310	20,536	Egypt
2000s	40,948	37,469	3,480	Burkina Faso
2010s	34,348	32,166	2,182	Burkina Faso
2020s	26,457	25,332	1,125	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Burkina Faso or Egypt?: Burkina Faso, at 24,895 against 24,359 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Burkina Faso and Egypt?: 536, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Egypt ranks 23rd 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.