Burundi vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio
Burundi
391.98 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho
478.02 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Burundi rank
13th
Lesotho rank
10th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 478.02 per 100,000 live births against 391.98 per 100,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 86.04 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 705.1 per 100,000 live births | 709.8 per 100,000 live births | 4.7 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 529.57 per 100,000 live births | 762.05 per 100,000 live births | 232.48 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 423.02 per 100,000 live births | 515.14 per 100,000 live births | 92.12 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 478.02 per 100,000 live births against 391.98 per 100,000 live births in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 86.04 per 100,000 live births, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Burundi ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 196 countries.
- 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.