Burundi - Infant Mortality Rate 2017
38.4
−1.6 from 2016
Burundi's infant mortality rate was 38.4 in 2017, decreased +1.6 from 40.0 in 2016. This was the 155th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2nd | Finland | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Japan | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 4th | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Slovenia | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Norway | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Singapore | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 9th | Estonia | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 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 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 15th | Monaco | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 16th | Belarus | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 17th | Italy | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 18th | Portugal | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Austria | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Ireland | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 21st | Israel | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 22nd | Montenegro | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 23rd | Andorra | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 24th | Australia | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Germany | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 26th | France | 3.3 | 3.1% |
| 27th | Belgium | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Denmark | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 29th | European Union | 3.4 | -1.7% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Switzerland | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 32nd | Greece | 3.6 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Hungary | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 34th | Latvia | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 35th | United Kingdom | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Lithuania | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 37th | Poland | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 38th | Croatia | 4.1 | 0.0% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 40th | Canada | 4.6 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 42nd | Cuba | 5.0 | 2.0% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 44th | Serbia | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 45th | United Arab Emirates | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 46th | Malta | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 47th | Russian Federation | 5.6 | -8.2% |
| 48th | United States | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 49th | Qatar | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 50th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.0 | 1.7% |
| 51st | Bulgaria | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 6.3 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Chile | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 54th | Romania | 6.5 | -8.5% |
| 55th | Saudi Arabia | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 56th | Sri Lanka | 6.7 | -4.3% |
| 57th | Malaysia | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 6.8 | -5.6% |
| 59th | China | 7.0 | -7.9% |
| 60th | Maldives | 7.4 | -7.5% |
| 61st | Kuwait | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 62nd | Albania | 7.7 | 1.3% |
| 63rd | Costa Rica | 7.7 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 65th | Kazakhstan | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 66th | Georgia | 8.5 | -2.3% |
| 67th | North Macedonia | 8.5 | -10.5% |
| 68th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.6 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Ukraine | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 70th | Oman | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 71st | Tonga | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 74th | Libya | 9.8 | -3.9% |
| 75th | Türkiye | 9.9 | -4.8% |
| 76th | Barbados | 11.2 | -2.6% |
| 77th | El Salvador | 11.5 | -4.2% |
| 78th | Kosovo | 11.5 | -6.5% |
| 79th | Armenia | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 80th | Lebanon | 11.8 | 3.5% |
| 81st | Bahamas, The | 12.1 | -0.8% |
| 82nd | Belize | 12.1 | -4.0% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 12.2 | -2.4% |
| 84th | São Tomé and Principe | 12.9 | -7.2% |
| 85th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.0 | -3.7% |
| 86th | Mexico | 13.0 | -3.7% |
| 87th | Colombia | 13.2 | -2.9% |
| 88th | Mauritius | 13.2 | 1.5% |
| 89th | Brazil | 13.3 | -8.9% |
| 90th | Nicaragua | 13.3 | -4.3% |
| 91st | Panama | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 92nd | Seychelles | 13.4 | 0.8% |
| 93rd | Nauru | 13.5 | -8.8% |
| 94th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.6 | -6.2% |
| 95th | British Virgin Islands | 13.6 | -1.4% |
| 96th | Moldova | 13.9 | -0.7% |
| 97th | Mongolia | 14.2 | -5.3% |
| 98th | Jordan | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 99th | Peru | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 100th | Samoa | 14.5 | -1.4% |
| 101st | West Bank and Gaza | 14.7 | -3.3% |
| 102nd | Cabo Verde | 15.0 | -7.4% |
| 103rd | Vanuatu | 15.1 | -1.3% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 15.2 | -1.3% |
| 105th | St. Lucia | 15.4 | -0.6% |
| 106th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 15.4 | -6.7% |
| 107th | Tunisia | 15.5 | -1.9% |
| 108th | Honduras | 16.1 | -3.0% |
| 109th | Grenada | 16.4 | 1.9% |
| 110th | Uzbekistan | 16.4 | -5.7% |
| 111th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.5 | -1.2% |
| 112th | Kyrgyz Republic | 17.5 | -4.9% |
| 113th | Jamaica | 17.6 | 0.0% |
| 114th | Fiji | 18.0 | 5.9% |
| 115th | Suriname | 18.1 | -2.7% |
| 116th | Paraguay | 18.3 | -3.2% |
| 117th | Azerbaijan | 18.7 | -5.6% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 19.1 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Palau | 19.4 | 3.2% |
| 120th | Morocco | 19.6 | -4.4% |
| 121st | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.7 | -2.0% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 19.8 | -3.4% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | 20.7 | -3.7% |
| 124th | Tuvalu | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 125th | Algeria | 21.3 | -1.4% |
| 126th | Guatemala | 21.7 | -3.6% |
| 127th | Philippines | 22.4 | 0.4% |
| 128th | Bhutan | 22.6 | -3.4% |
| 129th | Tajikistan | 23.7 | -1.7% |
| 130th | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.5 | 2.5% |
| 131st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 24.8 | -4.2% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.0 | -2.7% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 25.1 | -3.1% |
| 134th | Cambodia | 25.4 | -4.2% |
| 135th | South Africa | 27.3 | -3.9% |
| 136th | Bangladesh | 27.4 | -4.2% |
| 137th | Marshall Islands | 27.9 | -2.8% |
| 138th | Guyana | 28.6 | -3.1% |
| 139th | Dominica | 28.8 | 3.6% |
| 140th | Nepal | 29.9 | -4.2% |
| 141st | Eritrea | 30.6 | -2.5% |
| 142nd | Dominican Republic | 31.3 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 31.7 | -1.9% |
| 144th | Rwanda | 32.6 | -1.5% |
| 145th | Congo, Republic of | 32.9 | -2.9% |
| 146th | India | 33.0 | -4.9% |
| 147th | Turkmenistan | 34.2 | 0.6% |
| 148th | Uganda | 34.6 | -4.9% |
| 149th | Ghana | 35.1 | -3.6% |
| 150th | Malawi | 36.1 | -4.0% |
| 151st | Senegal | 36.4 | -1.4% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 36.7 | -2.4% |
| 153rd | Tanzania | 37.7 | -4.6% |
| 154th | Papua New Guinea | 38.2 | -2.8% |
| 155th | Burundi | 38.4 | -4.0% |
| 156th | Kenya | 38.5 | -0.5% |
| 157th | Zambia | 38.8 | -5.1% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | 39.7 | -2.0% |
| 159th | Comoros | 41.0 | -1.7% |
| 160th | Gambia, The | 41.0 | -3.1% |
| 161st | Myanmar | 41.6 | -3.5% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 41.6 | -2.3% |
| 163rd | Togo | 42.7 | -3.0% |
| 164th | Kiribati | 42.8 | 0.5% |
| 165th | Lao PDR | 43.5 | -3.8% |
| 166th | Madagascar | 43.9 | 0.2% |
| 167th | Botswana | 44.3 | -5.1% |
| 168th | Namibia | 46.3 | -2.7% |
| 169th | Sudan | 46.5 | -2.7% |
| 170th | Angola | 47.0 | -3.9% |
| 171st | Haiti | 47.5 | -2.5% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 49.2 | -3.1% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 49.7 | -3.7% |
| 174th | Mozambique | 51.5 | -2.6% |
| 175th | Eswatini | 51.5 | -1.0% |
| 176th | Guinea-Bissau | 51.7 | -3.2% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 52.9 | -2.9% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 53.1 | -2.9% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 53.5 | -2.9% |
| 180th | Benin | 54.4 | -2.3% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 55.8 | -2.8% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 59.4 | -3.1% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 60.3 | -3.1% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 60.4 | -3.0% |
| 185th | Liberia | 60.6 | -1.9% |
| 186th | Mali | 66.6 | -2.1% |
| 187th | Lesotho | 68.2 | -0.1% |
| 188th | Nigeria | 68.6 | -1.3% |
| 189th | Sierra Leone | 68.8 | -3.5% |
| 190th | Chad | 69.2 | -2.5% |
| 191st | Guinea | 69.4 | -1.1% |
| 192nd | Niger | 69.4 | 0.1% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 87.4 | 13.5% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.7 | 17.9% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 172.9 | 5.4% |
FAQ
What was Burundi's infant mortality rate in 2017?▾
Burundi's infant mortality rate in 2017 was 38.4. This ranked 155th globally.
How did Burundi's infant mortality rate change in 2017?▾
Burundi's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.0% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2017?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2017 at 172.9.
What is the infant mortality rate of Burundi in 2017?▾
The infant mortality rate of Burundi in 2017 was 38.4. This ranked 155th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Burundi's infant mortality rate?▾
Burundi's infant mortality rate went from 40.0 in 2016 to 38.4 in 2017, a 4.0% decrease.
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