Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Burkina Faso
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Burkina Faso was 51.80 in 2021, a difference of -1.2 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Burkina Faso were 56.40 and 46.80 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Burkina Faso for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Burkina Faso.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Burkina Faso
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Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Burkina Faso
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Year Total Male Female
1960 156.80 167.40 145.40
1961 155.30 165.70 144.00
1962 153.70 164.10 142.50
1963 152.30 162.70 141.20
1964 151.00 161.40 139.90
1965 149.90 160.20 138.80
1966 148.70 159.00 137.80
1967 147.60 158.00 136.80
1968 146.70 157.00 135.90
1969 145.70 155.90 135.00
1970 144.60 154.60 134.00
1971 143.20 153.00 132.80
1972 141.40 151.00 131.20
1973 138.90 148.20 129.00
1974 135.80 144.90 126.20
1975 132.20 141.10 122.70
1976 128.20 136.90 118.80
1977 124.20 132.80 115.00
1978 120.60 129.10 111.60
1979 117.40 125.80 108.60
1980 114.70 122.80 106.00
1981 112.30 120.40 103.80
1982 110.30 118.20 101.90
1983 108.40 116.20 100.30
1984 106.60 114.20 98.60
1985 104.90 112.50 96.90
1986 103.10 110.80 95.10
1987 101.50 109.20 93.50
1988 100.30 108.00 92.10
1989 99.30 106.90 91.30
1990 98.70 106.20 91.00
1991 98.50 105.80 90.80
1992 98.30 105.50 90.70
1993 98.10 105.20 90.60
1994 97.70 104.70 90.40
1995 97.10 103.90 89.90
1996 96.10 102.90 88.90
1997 94.90 101.60 87.90
1998 93.60 100.30 86.60
1999 92.30 98.90 85.30
2000 90.80 97.30 83.90
2001 89.20 95.70 82.40
2002 87.50 93.90 80.70
2003 85.40 91.80 78.60
2004 83.10 89.50 76.40
2005 80.60 86.90 74.00
2006 78.00 84.10 71.60
2007 75.30 81.20 69.20
2008 72.80 78.40 66.90
2009 70.50 75.90 64.70
2010 68.30 73.70 62.70
2011 66.40 71.70 60.70
2012 64.60 69.90 59.00
2013 62.90 68.20 57.30
2014 61.20 66.50 55.80
2015 59.70 64.90 54.40
2016 58.30 63.30 53.00
2017 56.90 61.90 51.70
2018 55.60 60.40 50.50
2019 54.20 59.00 49.20
2020 53.00 57.70 48.00
2021 51.80 56.40 46.80