Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Maternal mortality ratio
Benin
518.23 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
505.37 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Benin rank
7th
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 518.23 per 100,000 live births against 505.37 per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 12.86 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 7th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 534.5 per 100,000 live births | 984.17 per 100,000 live births | 449.67 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 601.02 per 100,000 live births | 647.71 per 100,000 live births | 46.69 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 556.65 per 100,000 live births | 566.15 per 100,000 live births | 9.5 per 100,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 518.23 per 100,000 live births against 505.37 per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 12.86 per 100,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Benin ranks 7th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.