Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Maternal mortality ratio
Benin
522.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Benin rank
13th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
15th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Benin currently reports 522.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 42.7 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 655.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 655.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3916 deaths per 100,000 live births | Benin |
| 1990s | 527.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 522.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 live births | Benin |
| 2000s | 507.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 548.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 587.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 550.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 36.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 522.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 42.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Benin, at 522.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 479.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 42.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Benin ranks 13th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.