What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?

161 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Number of maternal deaths

Burkina Faso

2,049 deaths

in 2020

Central African Republic

1,888 deaths

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

28th

Central African Republic rank

31st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Central African Republic

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2,049 deaths against 1,888 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 161 deaths.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Central African Republic ranks 31st of 185 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,234 deaths	1,230 deaths	2,004 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	3,041 deaths	1,613 deaths	1,428 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	2,626 deaths	2,125 deaths	501.73 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	2,279 deaths	1,935 deaths	343.97 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	2,049 deaths	1,888 deaths	161.68 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?: Burkina Faso, at 2,049 deaths against 1,888 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?: 161 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Central African Republic ranks 31st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.