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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
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