Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Brazil or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 1,800 against 1,700 in Brazil as of 2023.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Number of maternal deaths

Brazil

1,700

in 2023

Burkina Faso

1,800

in 2023

Brazil rank

28th

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Brazil
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1,800 against 1,700 in Brazil, a difference of 100.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 28th and Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6,480	3,300	3,180	Brazil
1990s	3,830	3,070	760	Brazil
2000s	2,210	2,900	690	Burkina Faso
2010s	1,840	2,480	640	Burkina Faso
2020s	2,525	2,225	300	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Brazil or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 1,800 against 1,700 in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Brazil and Burkina Faso?: 100, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Brazil ranks 28th and Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.