Burkina Faso Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Burkina Faso infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Burkina Faso in 2023 is 45.089 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.89% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Burkina Faso in 2022 was 46.914 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.74% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Burkina Faso in 2021 was 48.739 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.61% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Burkina Faso in 2020 was 50.563 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.48% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 71.070
Sierra Leone 70.123
Chad 67.142
Somalia 62.794
South Sudan 58.581
Mali 57.204
Benin 54.129
Guinea-Bissau 50.336
Comoros 48.714
Haiti 47.983
Liberia 46.882
Burkina Faso 45.089
Mozambique 44.921
Guinea 44.859
Afghanistan 44.613
Togo 43.162
Yemen 41.998
Niger 39.281
Uganda 39.171
Gambia 38.178
Burundi 36.735
Tanzania 34.168
Zimbabwe 34.096
Malawi 32.577
Ethiopia 29.524
Eritrea 27.032
Senegal 26.405
Tajikistan 24.196
Nepal 23.375
Madagascar 23.005
Rwanda 22.565
Burkina Faso - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 45.089 -3.890%
2022 46.914 -3.740%
2021 48.739 -3.610%
2020 50.563 -3.480%
2019 52.388 -3.370%
2018 54.213 -3.740%
2017 56.318 -3.600%
2016 58.422 -3.480%
2015 60.527 -3.360%
2014 62.631 -3.250%
2013 64.736 -3.800%
2012 67.295 -3.660%
2011 69.854 -3.540%
2010 72.414 -3.410%
2009 74.973 -3.300%
2008 77.532 -3.110%
2007 80.022 -3.020%
2006 82.512 -2.930%
2005 85.002 -2.850%
2004 87.492 -2.770%
2003 89.982 -2.060%
2002 91.879 -2.020%
2001 93.776 -1.980%
2000 95.674 -1.940%
1999 97.571 -1.910%
1998 99.468 -0.900%
1997 100.367 -0.890%
1996 101.267 -0.880%
1995 102.166 -0.870%
1994 103.066 -0.860%
1993 103.965 -1.090%
1992 105.106 -1.070%
1991 106.247 -1.060%
1990 107.389 -1.050%
1989 108.530 -1.040%
1988 109.671 -1.710%
1987 111.584 -1.690%
1986 113.497 -1.660%
1985 115.409 -1.630%
1984 117.322 -1.600%
1983 119.235 -2.250%
1982 121.977 -2.200%
1981 124.719 -2.150%
1980 127.460 -2.110%
1979 130.202 -2.060%
1978 132.944 -2.990%
1977 137.042 -2.900%
1976 141.140 -2.820%
1975 145.238 -2.740%
1974 149.336 -2.670%
1973 153.434 -2.360%
1972 157.147 -2.310%
1971 160.860 -2.260%
1970 164.573 -2.210%
1969 168.286 -2.160%
1968 171.999 -2.280%
1967 176.020 -2.230%
1966 180.040 -2.180%
1965 184.061 -2.140%
1964 188.081 -2.090%
1963 192.102 -1.710%
1962 195.450 -1.680%
1961 198.798 -1.660%
1960 202.146 -1.630%
1959 205.494 -1.600%
1958 208.842 -1.810%
1957 212.696 -1.780%
1956 216.549 -1.750%
1955 220.403 -1.720%
1954 224.256 -1.690%
1953 228.110 -1.660%
1952 231.964 -1.630%
1951 235.817 -1.610%
1950 239.671 0.000%