Burundi vs Mauritania: Maternal mortality ratio

Burundi
494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mauritania
463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Burundi rank
14th
Mauritania rank
16th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Burundi
  • Mauritania
5007501.0k1.2k1.5k198520022020

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 30.6 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 1,418 deaths per 100,000 live births 745.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 673.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Burundi
1990s 1,276 deaths per 100,000 live births 681.76 deaths per 100,000 live births 594.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Burundi
2000s 732.75 deaths per 100,000 live births 651.75 deaths per 100,000 live births 81 deaths per 100,000 live births Burundi
2010s 534.73 deaths per 100,000 live births 511.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.8 deaths per 100,000 live births Burundi
2020s 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births 463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 30.6 deaths per 100,000 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Burundi or Mauritania?
Burundi, at 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 463.83 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Burundi and Mauritania?
30.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Burundi ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.