Maternal mortality ratio in Burundi
Burundi: Maternal mortality ratio was 391.98 per 100,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Burundi, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 391.98 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Burundi peaked at 860.22 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 391.98 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 13th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 705.1 per 100,000 live births | 612.38 per 100,000 live births | 860.22 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 529.57 per 100,000 live births | 449.44 per 100,000 live births | 614.36 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 423.02 per 100,000 live births | 391.98 per 100,000 live births | 446.82 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 10 Lesotho 478.02 per 100,000 live births compare
- 11 Madagascar 445.43 per 100,000 live births compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 427.05 per 100,000 live births compare
- 14 Mauritania 381.05 per 100,000 live births compare
- 15 Kenya 378.8 per 100,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 367.33 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Burundi
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 103,354 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 104,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 109,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 116,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,373 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Burundi?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Burundi was 391.98 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 860.22 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 391.98 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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