What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 0.008 units per person in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.

How does Burkina Faso rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?

Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso

Name: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0012 units per person

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

13th

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.008 units per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.0012 units per person

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.0012 units per person for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.008 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2024.

That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.008 units per person	—
1961	0.0079 units per person	-0.7%
1962	0.0079 units per person	-0.5%
1963	0.0078 units per person	-0.6%
1964	0.0078 units per person	-0.5%
1965	0.0078 units per person	-0.4%
1966	0.0077 units per person	-0.5%
1967	0.0077 units per person	-0.4%
1968	0.0077 units per person	-0.4%
1969	0.0076 units per person	-0.7%
1970	0.0075 units per person	-0.9%
1971	0.0074 units per person	-1.2%
1972	0.0073 units per person	-1.6%
1973	0.0072 units per person	-2.1%
1974	0.007 units per person	-2.5%
1975	0.0068 units per person	-3.1%
1976	0.0065 units per person	-3.5%
1977	0.0063 units per person	-3.4%
1978	0.0061 units per person	-2.9%
1979	0.006 units per person	-2.6%
1980	0.0058 units per person	-2.6%
1981	0.0057 units per person	-2.3%
1982	0.0056 units per person	-2.3%
1983	0.0054 units per person	-2.3%
1984	0.0053 units per person	-2.3%
1985	0.0052 units per person	-2.1%
1986	0.0051 units per person	-2.2%
1987	0.005 units per person	-2.3%
1988	0.0048 units per person	-2.1%
1989	0.0048 units per person	-1.8%
1990	0.0047 units per person	-1.4%
1991	0.0046 units per person	-1.0%
1992	0.0046 units per person	-0.9%
1993	0.0046 units per person	-1.1%
1994	0.0045 units per person	-1.2%
1995	0.0044 units per person	-1.4%
1996	0.0044 units per person	-1.4%
1997	0.0043 units per person	-1.8%
1998	0.0042 units per person	-2.2%
1999	0.0041 units per person	-2.5%
2000	0.004 units per person	-2.5%
2001	0.0039 units per person	-2.7%
2002	0.0038 units per person	-3.3%
2003	0.0036 units per person	-3.6%
2004	0.0035 units per person	-3.9%
2005	0.0033 units per person	-4.3%
2006	0.0032 units per person	-4.3%
2007	0.0031 units per person	-4.3%
2008	0.0029 units per person	-4.5%
2009	0.0028 units per person	-4.5%
2010	0.0027 units per person	-4.4%
2011	0.0025 units per person	-4.3%
2012	0.0024 units per person	-4.5%
2013	0.0023 units per person	-4.5%
2014	0.0022 units per person	-4.8%
2015	0.0021 units per person	-4.9%
2016	0.002 units per person	-5.1%
2017	0.0019 units per person	-5.5%
2018	0.0018 units per person	-6.2%
2019	0.0016 units per person	-6.7%
2020	0.0015 units per person	-7.1%
2021	0.0014 units per person	-6.2%
2022	0.0014 units per person	-5.1%
2023	0.0013 units per person	-4.9%
2024	0.0012 units per person	-4.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0078 units per person	0.0076 units per person	0.008 units per person	10
1970s	0.0068 units per person	0.006 units per person	0.0075 units per person	10
1980s	0.0053 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0058 units per person	10
1990s	0.0044 units per person	0.0041 units per person	0.0047 units per person	10
2000s	0.0034 units per person	0.0028 units per person	0.004 units per person	10
2010s	0.0022 units per person	0.0016 units per person	0.0027 units per person	10
2020s	0.0014 units per person	0.0012 units per person	0.0015 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

10 South Sudan 0.0014 units per person compare
11 Liberia 0.0014 units per person compare
12 Benin 0.0013 units per person compare
14 Mozambique 0.0012 units per person compare
15 Cameroon 0.0012 units per person compare
16 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0011 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso?: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.008 units per person in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total

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Number of under-five 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
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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 240 places, 12,953 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.