Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Maternal deaths by income group
Brazil
2,011 deaths
in 2020
Burkina Faso
2,049 deaths
in 2020
Brazil rank
29th
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2,049 deaths against 2,011 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 38 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,314 deaths | 3,234 deaths | 5,080 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4,897 deaths | 3,041 deaths | 1,856 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2,269 deaths | 2,626 deaths | 357.52 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1,817 deaths | 2,279 deaths | 462.17 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2,011 deaths | 2,049 deaths | 38.63 deaths | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 2,049 deaths against 2,011 deaths in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 38 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.