Burundi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of maternal deaths

Burundi
1,800
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
23,000
in 2023
Burundi rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Burundi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198520042023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 23,000 against 1,800 in Burundi, a difference of 21,200.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.8 times Burundi's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,700 47,800 44,100 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 3,410 47,000 43,590 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 2,380 38,000 35,620 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 2,390 28,900 26,510 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 1,925 25,750 23,825 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Burundi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 23,000 against 1,800 in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
21,200, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Burundi ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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.