Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi
Burundi: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 57 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi stood at 57 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi peaked at 57 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1993.
Burundi ranks 180th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9 1 in: rate varies by country | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 16 1 in: rate varies by country | +77.8% |
| 1995 | 13 1 in: rate varies by country | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 14 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 16 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 19 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 20 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 21 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 22 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 23 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 25 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 25 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 27 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 27 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 30 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 31 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 33 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 33 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 39 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 42 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 44 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 46 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 47 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 52 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 57 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 57 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for low income countries, which is 72 1 in: rate varies by country, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 57 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.5 1 in: rate varies by country, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +77.8% | 9 1 in: rate varies by country | 16 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | 11 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 14 1 in: rate varies by country | 9 1 in: rate varies by country | 20 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 21 1 in: rate varies by country | 27 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3 1 in: rate varies by country | 27 1 in: rate varies by country | 44 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 46 1 in: rate varies by country | 57 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 177 Gambia 72 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 178 Côte d'Ivoire 67 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 179 Mauritania 58 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 181 Madagascar 55 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 53 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 183 Mali 49 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burundi was 57 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 57 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 1 in: rate varies by country in 1993.
- How does Burundi rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Burundi ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.