Number of infant deaths, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of infant deaths, female was 13,991 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
13,991
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21,952
in 2001
All-time low
13,991
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 13,991 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 21,952 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13,991, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of infant deaths, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,594 | — |
| 1961 | 16,767 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 16,966 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 17,163 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 17,384 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 17,654 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 17,906 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 18,165 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 18,447 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 18,644 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 18,819 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 18,947 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 19,005 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 19,033 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 18,994 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 18,870 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 18,661 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 18,541 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 18,533 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 18,575 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 18,604 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 18,661 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 18,727 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 18,812 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 18,947 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 19,100 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 19,166 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 19,138 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 19,144 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,260 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 19,527 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 19,904 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 20,267 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 20,549 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 20,859 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 21,213 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 21,487 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 21,654 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 21,733 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 21,768 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 21,878 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21,952 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21,881 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 21,846 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 21,735 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21,519 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 21,417 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21,235 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 20,916 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 20,558 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 20,214 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 19,898 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19,589 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19,282 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 18,907 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18,524 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 18,079 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 17,502 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 16,811 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 15,999 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 15,168 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 14,682 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 14,445 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 14,229 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 13,991 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,569 | 16,594 | 18,644 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,798 | 18,533 | 19,033 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,956 | 18,604 | 19,260 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,896 | 19,527 | 21,768 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,494 | 20,558 | 21,952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,480 | 15,999 | 20,214 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,503 | 13,991 | 15,168 | 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 infant deaths, female in Burkina Faso?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Burkina Faso was 13,991 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21,952 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,991 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.