What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burkina Faso and Congo?

18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?

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 Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Congo: Maternal mortality ratio

Burkina Faso

263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Congo

282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

32nd

Congo rank

29th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Burkina Faso
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Congo ranks 29th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	798.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	644.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	154.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	645.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	793.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	147.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2000s	436.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	528.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	92.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2010s	308.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	365.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2020s	263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Burkina Faso or Congo?: Congo, at 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burkina Faso and Congo?: 18.64 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Congo ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.