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

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

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

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 Venezuela: Maternal mortality ratio

Burkina Faso

263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Venezuela

259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

32nd

Venezuela rank

35th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Burkina Faso
Venezuela

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Venezuela, a difference of 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 35th 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	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1980s	798.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	700.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	645.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	550.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	436.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	334.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	308.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	139.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	168.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.57 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 Venezuela?: Burkina Faso, at 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 259.19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Venezuela as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burkina Faso and Venezuela?: 4.56 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Venezuela?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Venezuela rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 35th 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.