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
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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

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
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.