Burkina Faso - Infant Mortality Rate 2016
54.7
−1.6 from 2015
Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate was 54.7 in 2016, decreased +1.6 from 56.3 in 2015. This was the 178th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2nd | Finland | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 3rd | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Japan | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 6th | Norway | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 7th | Slovenia | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Estonia | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Cyprus | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Spain | 2.7 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Korea | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 15th | Monaco | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 16th | Belarus | 2.9 | -6.5% |
| 17th | Italy | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 18th | Portugal | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Austria | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 20th | Ireland | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 21st | Israel | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Andorra | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 23rd | Australia | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 24th | France | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Montenegro | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 26th | Germany | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Belgium | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 28th | European Union | 3.5 | -1.7% |
| 29th | Denmark | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Greece | 3.6 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 3.7 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | United Kingdom | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 34th | Hungary | 4.0 | -4.8% |
| 35th | Lithuania | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 36th | Latvia | 4.0 | -7.0% |
| 37th | Croatia | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 38th | Poland | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 39th | Canada | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 40th | New Zealand | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 42nd | Cuba | 4.9 | 2.1% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 5.1 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Serbia | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 45th | Malta | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 46th | United States | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 47th | United Arab Emirates | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 48th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Russian Federation | 6.1 | -7.6% |
| 50th | Qatar | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 6.3 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Bulgaria | 6.4 | -5.9% |
| 53rd | Chile | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 54th | Malaysia | 6.7 | 1.5% |
| 55th | Saudi Arabia | 6.9 | -6.8% |
| 56th | Sri Lanka | 7.0 | -5.4% |
| 57th | Romania | 7.1 | -7.8% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 59th | Albania | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 60th | China | 7.6 | -7.3% |
| 61st | Costa Rica | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 63rd | Maldives | 8.0 | -5.9% |
| 64th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.4 | -2.3% |
| 65th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.6 | 1.2% |
| 66th | Georgia | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 67th | Kazakhstan | 8.8 | -7.4% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 69th | Oman | 9.0 | -1.1% |
| 70th | Tonga | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 71st | North Macedonia | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 10.0 | -2.9% |
| 74th | Libya | 10.2 | -3.8% |
| 75th | Türkiye | 10.4 | -5.5% |
| 76th | Lebanon | 11.4 | 1.8% |
| 77th | Barbados | 11.5 | -2.5% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 12.0 | -4.0% |
| 79th | Armenia | 12.2 | -4.7% |
| 80th | Bahamas, The | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 81st | Kosovo | 12.3 | -5.4% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | 12.5 | -3.1% |
| 83rd | Belize | 12.6 | -3.8% |
| 84th | Mauritius | 13.0 | 0.0% |
| 85th | Seychelles | 13.3 | 0.8% |
| 86th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.5 | -2.9% |
| 87th | Mexico | 13.5 | -2.9% |
| 88th | Panama | 13.5 | -0.7% |
| 89th | Colombia | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 90th | British Virgin Islands | 13.8 | -1.4% |
| 91st | Nicaragua | 13.9 | -4.8% |
| 92nd | São Tomé and Principe | 13.9 | -7.9% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 14.0 | -1.4% |
| 94th | Peru | 14.5 | -1.4% |
| 95th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.5 | -5.8% |
| 96th | Brazil | 14.6 | 6.6% |
| 97th | Jordan | 14.7 | -2.0% |
| 98th | Samoa | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 99th | Nauru | 14.8 | -8.6% |
| 100th | Mongolia | 15.0 | -4.5% |
| 101st | West Bank and Gaza | 15.2 | -3.8% |
| 102nd | Vanuatu | 15.3 | -0.6% |
| 103rd | Viet Nam | 15.4 | -1.3% |
| 104th | St. Lucia | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 105th | Tunisia | 15.8 | -1.3% |
| 106th | Grenada | 16.1 | 1.9% |
| 107th | Cabo Verde | 16.2 | -8.0% |
| 108th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 16.5 | -4.1% |
| 109th | Honduras | 16.6 | -3.5% |
| 110th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 111th | Fiji | 17.0 | 4.3% |
| 112th | Uzbekistan | 17.4 | -6.5% |
| 113th | Jamaica | 17.6 | 0.0% |
| 114th | Kyrgyz Republic | 18.4 | -5.2% |
| 115th | Suriname | 18.6 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Palau | 18.8 | 3.3% |
| 117th | Paraguay | 18.9 | -3.1% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 19.4 | -1.0% |
| 119th | Azerbaijan | 19.8 | -6.2% |
| 120th | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.1 | -1.5% |
| 121st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 20.5 | -3.3% |
| 122nd | Morocco | 20.5 | -5.1% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 124th | Tuvalu | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 125th | Algeria | 21.6 | -1.4% |
| 126th | Philippines | 22.3 | 0.5% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 22.5 | -3.4% |
| 128th | Bhutan | 23.4 | -4.1% |
| 129th | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.9 | -6.6% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 24.1 | -2.4% |
| 131st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.7 | -3.0% |
| 132nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.9 | -4.4% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 25.9 | -3.0% |
| 134th | Cambodia | 26.5 | -4.3% |
| 135th | Dominica | 27.8 | 3.7% |
| 136th | South Africa | 28.4 | -4.4% |
| 137th | Bangladesh | 28.6 | -4.7% |
| 138th | Marshall Islands | 28.7 | -2.0% |
| 139th | Guyana | 29.5 | -2.6% |
| 140th | Nepal | 31.2 | -4.3% |
| 141st | Dominican Republic | 31.3 | 0.3% |
| 142nd | Eritrea | 31.4 | -3.1% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 32.3 | -3.6% |
| 144th | Rwanda | 33.1 | -1.8% |
| 145th | Congo, Republic of | 33.9 | -3.1% |
| 146th | Turkmenistan | 34.0 | 0.6% |
| 147th | India | 34.7 | -5.2% |
| 148th | Ghana | 36.4 | -3.4% |
| 149th | Uganda | 36.4 | -5.2% |
| 150th | Senegal | 36.9 | -1.1% |
| 151st | Mauritania | 37.6 | -2.3% |
| 152nd | Malawi | 37.6 | -4.3% |
| 153rd | Kenya | 38.7 | -1.0% |
| 154th | Papua New Guinea | 39.3 | -2.7% |
| 155th | Tanzania | 39.5 | -3.9% |
| 156th | Burundi | 40.0 | -4.3% |
| 157th | Yemen, Republic of | 40.5 | -1.9% |
| 158th | Zambia | 40.9 | -3.8% |
| 159th | Comoros | 41.7 | -1.9% |
| 160th | Gambia, The | 42.3 | -3.4% |
| 161st | Kiribati | 42.6 | 0.9% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 42.6 | -2.7% |
| 163rd | Myanmar | 43.1 | -3.4% |
| 164th | Madagascar | 43.8 | 0.0% |
| 165th | Togo | 44.0 | -3.1% |
| 166th | Lao PDR | 45.2 | -4.0% |
| 167th | Botswana | 46.7 | -1.1% |
| 168th | Namibia | 47.6 | 0.2% |
| 169th | Sudan | 47.8 | -2.4% |
| 170th | Haiti | 48.7 | -2.6% |
| 171st | Angola | 48.9 | -4.3% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 50.8 | -3.8% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 51.6 | -3.0% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 52.0 | -5.3% |
| 175th | Mozambique | 52.9 | -1.7% |
| 176th | Guinea-Bissau | 53.4 | -3.4% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 54.5 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 54.7 | -2.8% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 55.1 | -2.7% |
| 180th | Benin | 55.7 | -2.3% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.4 | -2.7% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 61.3 | -3.3% |
| 183rd | Liberia | 61.8 | -2.4% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 62.2 | -3.0% |
| 185th | Afghanistan | 62.3 | -3.0% |
| 186th | Mali | 68.0 | -2.0% |
| 187th | Lesotho | 68.3 | -1.4% |
| 188th | Niger | 69.3 | 0.0% |
| 189th | Nigeria | 69.5 | -1.0% |
| 190th | Guinea | 70.2 | -2.0% |
| 191st | Chad | 71.0 | -2.5% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 71.3 | -7.3% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 77.0 | 6.4% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 82.0 | -2.5% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 164.1 | 10.5% |
FAQ
What was Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate in 2016?▾
Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate in 2016 was 54.7. This ranked 178th globally.
How did Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate change in 2016?▾
Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.8% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2016?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2016 at 164.1.
What is the infant mortality rate of Burkina Faso in 2016?▾
The infant mortality rate of Burkina Faso in 2016 was 54.7. This ranked 178th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate?▾
Burkina Faso's infant mortality rate went from 56.3 in 2015 to 54.7 in 2016, a 2.8% decrease.
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