Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 3,177 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso stood at 3,177. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso peaked at 8,767 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,177, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 35th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,641 | — |
| 1991 | 7,813 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 7,999 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8,191 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 8,364 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8,517 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 8,637 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8,724 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8,767 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 8,763 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,703 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 8,606 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8,462 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8,291 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8,081 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 7,855 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 7,610 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7,348 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 7,078 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 6,808 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 6,526 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6,252 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5,984 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 5,714 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 5,448 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 5,169 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 4,883 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 4,596 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 4,314 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 4,053 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 3,820 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3,623 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3,471 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3,323 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 3,177 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,342 | 7,641 | 8,767 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,884 | 6,808 | 8,703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,294 | 4,053 | 6,526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,483 | 3,177 | 3,820 | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Burkina Faso was 3,177 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8,767 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,177 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years