Americas vs Burkina Faso: Maternal mortality ratio

Americas
58.54
in 2023
Burkina Faso
241.79
in 2023
Americas rank
19th
Burkina Faso rank
27th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Americas
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 241.79 against 58.54 in Americas, a difference of 183.25.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.1 times Americas's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 19th and Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 32 groups.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 65.6 475.22 409.62 Burkina Faso
2010s 58.49 337.25 278.76 Burkina Faso
2020s 77.22 311.54 234.32 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Americas or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 241.79 against 58.54 in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Americas and Burkina Faso?
183.25, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Burkina Faso?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Americas and Burkina Faso rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Americas ranks 19th and Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed