Afghanistan vs Benin: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Afghanistan
2.5%
in 2023
Benin
2.3%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Benin rank
9th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Afghanistan, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Benin ranks 9th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.