Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi

Burundi: Maternal deaths by income group was 2,151 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,151
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
27th
of 185 countries
All-time high
4,014
in 1992
All-time low
2,066
in 2019
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi, 1985–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1985200220201985: 3.2k1986: 3.3k1987: 3.4k1988: 3.7k1989: 3.8k1990: 3.9k1991: 4.0k1992: 4.0k1993: 3.5k1994: 2.9k1995: 3.5k1996: 3.2k1997: 2.8k1998: 2.4k1999: 2.3k2000: 2.4k2001: 2.3k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.4k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.4k2006: 2.5k2007: 2.5k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.6k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.3k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.2k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maternal deaths by income group in Burundi is 2,151, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal deaths by income group in Burundi peaked at 4,014 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,066, in 2019.

Burundi ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 3,237
1986 3,335 +3.0%
1987 3,441 +3.2%
1988 3,665 +6.5%
1989 3,793 +3.5%
1990 3,854 +1.6%
1991 3,965 +2.9%
1992 4,014 +1.2%
1993 3,537 -11.9%
1994 2,911 -17.7%
1995 3,531 +21.3%
1996 3,167 -10.3%
1997 2,751 -13.1%
1998 2,415 -12.2%
1999 2,332 -3.4%
2000 2,350 +0.8%
2001 2,280 -3.0%
2002 2,276 -0.2%
2003 2,376 +4.4%
2004 2,381 +0.2%
2005 2,423 +1.8%
2006 2,469 +1.9%
2007 2,495 +1.0%
2008 2,419 -3.0%
2009 2,486 +2.7%
2010 2,590 +4.2%
2011 2,486 -4.0%
2012 2,453 -1.3%
2013 2,446 -0.3%
2014 2,343 -4.2%
2015 2,303 -1.7%
2016 2,197 -4.6%
2017 2,131 -3.0%
2018 2,196 +3.0%
2019 2,066 -5.9%
2020 2,151 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,494 3,237 3,793 5
1990s 3,248 2,332 4,014 10
2000s 2,396 2,276 2,495 10
2010s 2,321 2,066 2,590 10
2020s 2,151 2,151 2,151 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 24 Malawi 2,452 compare
  2. 25 Benin 2,451 compare
  3. 26 Ghana 2,373 compare
  4. 28 Burkina Faso 2,049 compare
  5. 29 Brazil 2,011 compare
  6. 30 Philippines 1,935 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More health data for Burundi

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is maternal deaths by income group in Burundi?
Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi was 2,151 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 4,014 in 1992.
What is the lowest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 2,066 in 2019.
How does Burundi rank for maternal deaths by income group?
Burundi ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal deaths by income group rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/maternal-deaths-by-income-group/burundi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/maternal-deaths-by-income-group/burundi/">Maternal deaths by income group in Burundi</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed