Number of under-five deaths, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of under-five deaths, female was 24,895 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Burkina Faso is 24,895, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 42,366 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24,895, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33,879 | — |
| 1961 | 34,123 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 34,417 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 34,717 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 35,046 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 35,439 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 35,836 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 36,259 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 36,705 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 37,042 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 37,327 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 37,543 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 37,538 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 37,408 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 37,105 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 36,668 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 36,160 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 35,778 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 35,594 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 35,571 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 35,648 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 35,831 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 36,070 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 36,307 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 36,551 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 36,783 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 36,951 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 37,048 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 37,225 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 37,575 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 38,112 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 38,845 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 39,598 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 40,264 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 40,893 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 41,483 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 41,871 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 42,119 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 42,264 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 42,298 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 42,366 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42,335 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42,107 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 41,896 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 41,528 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 40,988 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 40,475 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 39,943 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 39,276 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 38,568 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 37,872 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 37,157 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36,497 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 35,795 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 35,047 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 34,270 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 33,421 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 32,372 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 31,209 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 29,835 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 28,348 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 27,192 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 26,310 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 25,541 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 24,895 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,346 | 33,879 | 37,042 | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,669 | 35,571 | 37,543 | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,599 | 35,648 | 37,575 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,775 | 38,112 | 42,298 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,948 | 38,568 | 42,366 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,348 | 29,835 | 37,872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,457 | 24,895 | 28,348 | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Burkina Faso?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Burkina Faso was 24,895 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 42,366 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,895 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.