Afghanistan vs Benin: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Afghanistan
2.5%
in 2023
Benin
2.3%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Benin rank
9th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Benin
2.557.51012.515198520042023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Benin ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Benin Difference Ahead
1980s 11.9% 5.2% 6.7% Afghanistan
1990s 10.1% 3.6% 6.5% Afghanistan
2000s 7.7% 2.9% 4.8% Afghanistan
2010s 4.1% 3.0% 1.1% Afghanistan
2020s 2.9% 2.5% 0.4% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Afghanistan or Benin?
Afghanistan, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Afghanistan and Benin?
0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Benin ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.