Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.4713 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.4713 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 1.09 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.4713 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 4th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8058 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.8264 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8417 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8459 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8665 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8834 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8923 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8989 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9051 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9003 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9033 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8998 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8819 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8662 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.855 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8473 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.845 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.855 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8691 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8835 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8982 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9109 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8727 units per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8606 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8711 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8383 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8333 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8349 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8264 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8257 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8283 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8292 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8292 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8228 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8109 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7956 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7804 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7721 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7549 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7262 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6996 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6723 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.647 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6137 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5798 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5535 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5321 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5166 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4996 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4841 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4713 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.4713 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.4713 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +32.2% | 0.8264 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8859 units per square kilometre | 0.8058 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8723 units per square kilometre | 0.845 units per square kilometre | 0.9033 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9045 units per square kilometre | 0.8333 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8183 units per square kilometre | 0.7804 units per square kilometre | 0.8349 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6551 units per square kilometre | 0.5321 units per square kilometre | 0.7721 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4929 units per square kilometre | 0.4713 units per square kilometre | 0.5166 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Palestine, State of 0.5404 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5032 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Monaco 0.4798 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 0.445 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.3413 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.2875 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.4713 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4713 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- 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
- 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, 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.