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

Ghana, at 2,100 against 1,800 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Number of maternal deaths

Burkina Faso

1,800

in 2023

Ghana

2,100

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Ghana rank

24th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2,100 against 1,800 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 300.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 24th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,300	5,240	1,940	Ghana
1990s	3,070	4,100	1,030	Ghana
2000s	2,900	3,080	180	Ghana
2010s	2,480	2,740	260	Ghana
2020s	2,225	2,175	50	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Burkina Faso or Ghana?: Ghana, at 2,100 against 1,800 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 300, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 24th 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.