Africa Corporate Wellness Market, by End User, 2018-2027
Burkina Faso Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
What is Burkina Faso's lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)? As of 2023, it's 102 Number of 15-year old women for which, up from 53 Number of 15-year old women for which in 2014.
| Label | Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 53 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2015 | 57 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2016 | 61 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2017 | 66 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2018 | 73 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2019 | 80 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2020 | 69 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2021 | 67 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2022 | 76 Number of 15-year old women for which |
| 2023 | 102 Number of 15-year old women for which |
Data Source: World Bank and Wantstats Repository
Burkina Faso Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country): Key Points
- Over 2014-2023, Burkina Faso's lifetime risk of maternal death moved from 53.00 Number of 15-year old women for which to 102.00 Number of 15-year old women for which, a rise of 92% from start to finish.
- 2015-2019: shoots up to 80.00 Number of 15-year old women for which (+51%).
- 2020-2021: erodes to 67.00 Number of 15-year old women for which (-16%).
- 2022: rises to 76.00 Number of 15-year old women for which (+13%).
- 2023: spikes to 102.00 Number of 15-year old women for which (+34%).
- 2023: The finish line reads 102.00 Number of 15-year old women for which, 92.5% ahead of 2014.
How To Read This Chart
A series that moves both ways like this is telling you the underlying driver isn't fixed — conditions are shifting, or the indicator itself is sensitive to short-term noise.
The 2020 dip lands in the one year that disrupted almost every kind of economic activity worldwide — 2020. That doesn't prove COVID-19 caused this specific move, but it's a reasonable first place to look before assuming something else did.
On its own, this line shows movement, not meaning. Whether Burkina Faso's lifetime risk of maternal death trend here is a success or a warning sign depends on context this single chart doesn't carry — comparable countries, policy changes, or a longer time horizon.
This kind of indicator is almost never measured continuously — it's estimated from periodic data collection, published and later revised by Burkina Faso's statistical authority. Direction is the reliable part; individual years less so.
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