Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Burundi
Burundi: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 1,800 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Burundi, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Burundi is 1,800, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Burundi peaked at 5,000 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,800, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 25th 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.
Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,500 | — |
| 1986 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3,600 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,900 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 3,900 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,900 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5,000 | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 2,600 | -48.0% |
| 1995 | 3,500 | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 3,400 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2,800 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 2,500 | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 2,400 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2,400 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,600 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,300 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 2,100 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1,800 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,800, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1,800 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,450, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -48.0% | 5,000 | 2,600 |
| 1995 | +34.6% | 2,600 | 3,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,700 | 3,500 | 3,900 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,410 | 2,400 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,380 | 2,200 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,390 | 2,000 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,925 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Burundi?
- Number of maternal deaths in Burundi was 1,800 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5,000 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Burundi ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.