Burundi vs Mauritania: Maternal mortality ratio
Burundi
494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mauritania
463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Burundi rank
14th
Mauritania rank
16th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 30.6 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,418 deaths per 100,000 live births | 745.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 673.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1,276 deaths per 100,000 live births | 681.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 594.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 732.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 651.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 81 deaths per 100,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 534.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | 511.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 30.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Burundi ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 16th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.