Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0934 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0934 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
20th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1548 units per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0934 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0934 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1548 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0934 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1269 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1295 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.131 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1364 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1356 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.134 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1322 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1301 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.13 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.131 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1318 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1327 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1344 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1351 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.142 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1472 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1495 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1516 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.153 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1546 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1548 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1547 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1498 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1479 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.146 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1436 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1334 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1141 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0934 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0934 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1298 units per square kilometre | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.134 units per square kilometre | 0.13 units per square kilometre | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1338 units per square kilometre | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.149 units per square kilometre | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | 0.1546 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1497 units per square kilometre | 0.141 units per square kilometre | 0.1548 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | 0.109 units per square kilometre | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0981 units per square kilometre | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 17 Bahrain 0.1025 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kiribati 0.1012 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guinea 0.0834 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ethiopia 0.0785 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0934 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1548 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0934 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female 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.