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

0.64 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Ghana: Maternal mortality ratio

Burkina Faso

263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ghana

263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

32nd

Ghana rank

33rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 33rd of 185 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	798.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	788.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	645.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	616.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	436.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	405.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	308.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	288.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.646 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Burkina Faso or Ghana?: Burkina Faso, at 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 0.64 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 33rd 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.