Number of under-five deaths, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of under-five deaths, male was 29,114 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29,114
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
25th
of 197 countries
All-time high
47,749
in 2001
All-time low
29,114
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
Burkina Faso recorded 29,114 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 47,749 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29,114, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38,120 | — |
| 1961 | 38,391 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 38,753 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 39,107 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 39,518 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 39,987 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 40,452 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 40,975 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 41,518 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 41,939 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 42,279 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 42,481 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 42,525 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 42,393 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 42,113 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 41,647 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 41,066 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 40,626 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 40,429 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 40,409 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 40,443 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 40,589 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 40,760 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 40,957 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 41,181 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 41,482 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 41,715 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 41,877 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 42,093 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 42,451 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 42,974 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 43,628 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 44,337 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 44,940 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 45,538 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 46,073 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 46,585 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 46,948 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 47,212 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 47,404 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 47,622 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 47,749 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 47,644 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47,405 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 47,018 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 46,420 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 45,843 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 45,208 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 44,452 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 43,693 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 42,991 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 42,383 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 41,718 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 41,061 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 40,276 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 39,446 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 38,546 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 37,468 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 36,114 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 34,566 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 32,908 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 31,626 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 30,710 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 29,879 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 29,114 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,876 | 38,120 | 41,939 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41,597 | 40,409 | 42,525 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,355 | 40,443 | 42,451 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,564 | 42,974 | 47,404 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,305 | 43,693 | 47,749 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,457 | 34,566 | 42,991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,847 | 29,114 | 32,908 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Burkina Faso?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Burkina Faso was 29,114 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, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 47,749 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,114 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.