Burkina Faso Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Burkina Faso maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 264.00, a 6.71% decline from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 283.00, a 2.17% increase from 2018.
  • Burkina Faso maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 277.00, a 2.12% decline from 2017.
  • Burkina Faso maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 283.00, a 3.41% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
South Sudan 1,223.00
Chad 1,063.00
Central African Republic 835.00
Guinea-Bissau 725.00
Liberia 652.00
Somalia 621.00
Afghanistan 620.00
Guinea 553.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 547.00
Benin 523.00
Burundi 494.00
Gambia 458.00
Sierra Leone 443.00
Niger 441.00
Mali 440.00
Togo 399.00
Madagascar 392.00
Malawi 381.00
Zimbabwe 357.00
Haiti 350.00
Eritrea 322.00
Uganda 284.00
Ethiopia 267.00
Burkina Faso 264.00
Senegal 261.00
Rwanda 259.00
Tanzania 238.00
Comoros 217.00
Yemen 183.00
Nepal 174.00
Mozambique 127.00
North Korea 107.00
Syrian Arab Republic 30.00
Tajikistan 17.00
Burkina Faso Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 264.00 -6.71%
2019 283.00 2.17%
2018 277.00 -2.12%
2017 283.00 -3.41%
2016 293.00 -0.68%
2015 295.00 -5.75%
2014 313.00 -3.40%
2013 324.00 0.93%
2012 321.00 -5.59%
2011 340.00 -4.76%
2010 357.00 -2.99%
2009 368.00 -1.87%
2008 375.00 -6.25%
2007 400.00 -1.48%
2006 406.00 -2.64%
2005 417.00 -4.79%
2004 438.00 -4.16%
2003 457.00 -8.05%
2002 497.00 -0.60%
2001 500.00 -1.19%
2000 506.00 -1.19%