Burkina Faso vs Other small states: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Burkina Faso
1.0%
in 2023
Other small states
0.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
27th
Other small states rank
24th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Burkina Faso
- Other small states
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.0% against 0.2% in Other small states, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Other small states ranks 24th of 194 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 2.2% | 3.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Burkina Faso or Other small states?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.0% against 0.2% in Other small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Burkina Faso and Other small states?
- 0.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Other small states?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Other small states rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Other small states ranks 24th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.