Burundi vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths

Burundi
1,800
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13,000
in 2023
Burundi rank
25th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Burundi
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198520042023

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 13,000 against 1,800 in Burundi, a difference of 11,200.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Burundi's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,700 72,000 68,300 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 3,410 48,500 45,090 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 2,380 31,900 29,520 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 2,390 22,500 20,110 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 1,925 16,500 14,575 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Burundi or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 13,000 against 1,800 in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
11,200, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Burundi ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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

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.