Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Burkina Faso or South Africa?

Burkina Faso, at 29,114 against 22,681 in South Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Burkina Faso and South Africa?

6,433, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Number of under-five deaths, male

Burkina Faso

29,114

in 2024

South Africa

22,681

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

25th

South Africa rank

28th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Burkina Faso
South Africa

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 29,114 against 22,681 in South Africa, a difference of 6,433.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	41,456	45,870	4,414	South Africa
1990s	45,564	37,162	8,402	Burkina Faso
2000s	46,305	42,173	4,132	Burkina Faso
2010s	39,457	25,570	13,887	Burkina Faso
2020s	30,847	22,195	8,652	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Burkina Faso or South Africa?: Burkina Faso, at 29,114 against 22,681 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Burkina Faso and South Africa?: 6,433, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th 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, male. 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, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.