Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.9844 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso stood at 0.9844. 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 5.57 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9844, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.57 | — |
| 1986 | 5.45 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.32 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 5.19 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 5.04 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.84 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 4.66 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.44 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.24 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.05 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.91 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.75 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.75 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.46 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.31 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 3.16 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.06 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.99 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.71 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.71 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.64 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.49 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.42 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.32 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.21 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.13 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.02 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.76 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.63 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.51 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.37 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.31 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9844 | -25.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.9844 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.39, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.9844 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08, 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% | 1.31 | 0.9844 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.31 | 5.04 | 5.57 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.04 | 3.31 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 | 2.42 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.25 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 0.9844 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Burkina Faso was 0.9844 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.57 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9844 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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