Child Mortality (under 5) in Burundi: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

When we measure the statistics of human lives, we are tracing the quiet margins of birth and survival. For Burundi, the story across three centuries is below — every value is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there. Of every 1,000 children born, how many died before their fifth birthday reveals an immense narrative of human endurance through time. These numbers speak directly to the fragility of infancy and the gradual shielding of the youngest lives from the earliest preventable ends.

The historical trajectory unfolds decade by decade, beginning in the 1800s estimate 450, moving slowly downward through the 1810s estimate 448, the 1820s estimate 446, the 1830s estimate 444, the 1840s estimate 442, the 1850s estimate 440, the 1860s estimate 438, the 1870s estimate 436, the 1880s estimate 434, the 1890s estimate 432, and the 1900s estimate 430. The decline continued across the 1910s estimate 408, the 1920s estimate 386, the 1930s estimate 364, the 1940s estimate 342, the 1950s 320, the 1960s 273.33, the 1970s 226.67, the 1980s 180, the 1990s 165, the 2000s 150, and the 2010s 112.5.

In the 2020s, child mortality (under 5) in Burundi stands at 75 per 1,000 births — ranking #124 of 157 countries. Looking ahead, projections trace further progress through the 2030s projection 60, the 2040s projection 48, the 2050s projection 38.4, the 2060s projection 30.72, the 2070s projection 24.58, the 2080s projection 19.66, the 2090s projection 15.73, and the 2100s projection 12.58. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →