Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Burkina Faso

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Burkina Faso was 44.8. A difference of -1.3 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Burkina Faso were 49.1 and 40.2 respectively in 2023.

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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 table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Burkina Faso for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Burkina Faso
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Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Burkina Faso
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Year Total Male Female
1960 171.4 183.4 158.6
1961 170 181.8 157.4
1962 168.6 180.5 156.1
1963 167.5 179.3 155.1
1964 166.3 178.2 154.1
1965 165.4 177 152.9
1966 164.4 176.1 152.1
1967 163.5 175.3 151.3
1968 162.8 174.4 150.5
1969 162 173.6 149.8
1970 160.9 172.5 149
1971 159.7 170.9 147.9
1972 157.6 168.7 146.1
1973 154.6 165.4 143.4
1974 150.7 161 139.8
1975 146 156 135.4
1976 140.8 150.5 130.6
1977 135.8 145.2 125.8
1978 131.2 140.3 121.6
1979 127.2 136.2 117.8
1980 123.8 132.5 114.8
1981 121 129.5 112.1
1982 118.5 126.7 109.7
1983 116.1 124.3 107.5
1984 113.8 121.8 105.4
1985 111.5 119.4 103.1
1986 109.1 117 100.8
1987 106.9 114.7 98.5
1988 105 112.8 96.9
1989 103.7 111.3 95.7
1990 102.9 110.3 94.9
1991 102.5 109.9 94.7
1992 102.3 109.6 94.6
1993 102 109.3 94.4
1994 101.4 108.6 93.9
1995 100.6 107.6 93.2
1996 99.2 106.3 91.8
1997 97.7 104.7 90.3
1998 96 102.9 88.6
1999 94.2 101.2 87
2000 92.4 99.2 85.2
2001 90.5 97.2 83.4
2002 88.3 95 81.3
2003 85.9 92.5 79
2004 83.2 89.7 76.3
2005 80.3 86.6 73.6
2006 77.1 83.3 70.6
2007 73.9 79.9 67.6
2008 71 76.7 64.8
2009 68.2 73.8 62.2
2010 65.7 71.2 59.9
2011 63.5 68.9 57.8
2012 61.6 67 55.9
2013 59.8 65 54.2
2014 58 63.2 52.5
2015 56.3 61.4 50.9
2016 54.7 59.7 49.4
2017 53.1 58 47.9
2018 51.6 56.3 46.5
2019 50.2 54.8 45.1
2020 48.7 53.2 43.8
2021 47.3 51.7 42.6
2022 46.1 50.4 41.4
2023 44.8 49.1 40.2