Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.066 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.066 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0974 units per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.066 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.066 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0974 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.066 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0762 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0809 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0812 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0816 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0891 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.093 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0973 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.097 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0939 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0924 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.089 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0879 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.074 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.066 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0812 units per square kilometre | 0.0832 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | 0.0817 units per square kilometre | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.096 units per square kilometre | 0.0924 units per square kilometre | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | 0.074 units per square kilometre | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | 0.066 units per square kilometre | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 24 Marshall Islands 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0666 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Liberia 0.0619 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Afghanistan 0.0612 units per square kilometre compare
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, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.066 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0974 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.066 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.