What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Burkina Faso and Sudan?

6.61 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sudan: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Burkina Faso

263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Sudan

270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

32nd

Sudan rank

30th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Burkina Faso
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.61 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sudan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 30th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	798.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,212 deaths per 100,000 live births	412.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
1990s	645.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	919.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	274.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
2000s	436.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	537.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
2010s	308.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	317.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
2020s	263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Burkina Faso or Sudan?: Sudan, at 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 6.61 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Sudan ranks 30th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.