What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Benin and Liberia?

109.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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.

Benin vs Liberia: Maternal mortality ratio

Benin

518.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Liberia

627.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Benin rank

8th

Liberia rank

5th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Benin
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 627.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 518.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Benin, a difference of 109.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	816.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,672 Deaths per 100 000 live births	856 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Liberia
1990s	597.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,476 Deaths per 100 000 live births	878.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Liberia
2000s	534.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	687.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births	152.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Liberia
2010s	601.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births	726.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births	125.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Liberia
2020s	556.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births	648.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births	91.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Benin or Liberia?: Liberia, at 627.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 518.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Benin and Liberia?: 109.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Benin ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.