What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Burundi and Gambia?

36.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?

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.

Burundi vs Gambia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Burundi

494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Gambia

458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Burundi rank

14th

Gambia rank

17th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Burundi
Gambia

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 36.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 17th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,418 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,142 deaths per 100,000 live births	276.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burundi
1990s	1,276 deaths per 100,000 live births	855.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	420.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burundi
2000s	732.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	723.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burundi
2010s	534.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	545.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gambia
2020s	494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Burundi or Gambia?: Burundi, at 494.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Burundi and Gambia?: 36.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Burundi ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 17th 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.