Maternal mortality in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Maternal mortality was 263.75 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
263.75
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
33rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
811.67
in 1987
All-time low
263.75
in 2020
Years of data
36
1985–2020
Maternal mortality in Burkina Faso, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality in Burkina Faso stood at 263.75. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality in Burkina Faso peaked at 811.67 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 263.75, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 798.73 | 767.27 | 811.67 | 5 |
| 1990s | 645.54 | 539.93 | 721.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 436.31 | 368.4 | 505.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.72 | 276.62 | 357.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.75 | 263.75 | 263.75 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,142 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 793 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 793 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 342,560 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 325,283 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 335,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 330,289 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.82 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality in Burkina Faso?
- Maternal mortality in Burkina Faso was 263.75 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 811.67 in 1987.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 263.75 in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for maternal mortality?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Maternal mortality. 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).