Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Number of under-five deaths, female
Burkina Faso
24,895
in 2024
Kenya
25,775
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Kenya rank
21st
Number of under-five deaths, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25,775 against 24,895 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 880.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,346 | 37,876 | 2,530 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 36,669 | 39,502 | 2,832 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 36,599 | 39,156 | 2,557 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 40,775 | 51,681 | 10,906 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 40,948 | 44,360 | 3,412 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 34,348 | 31,057 | 3,291 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 26,457 | 26,313 | 143.8 | 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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 25,775 against 24,895 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 880, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 21st 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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About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.