Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso is 1.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.6% | — |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -25.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.4%, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -25.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso was 1.0% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). 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.