Benin vs Lesotho: Maternal mortality ratio
Benin
518.23 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho
478.02 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Benin rank
8th
Lesotho rank
11th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Benin currently reports 518.23 per 100,000 live births against 478.02 per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 40.21 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 534.5 per 100,000 live births | 709.8 per 100,000 live births | 175.3 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 601.02 per 100,000 live births | 762.05 per 100,000 live births | 161.03 per 100,000 live births | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 556.65 per 100,000 live births | 515.14 per 100,000 live births | 41.51 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 Lesotho?
- Benin, at 518.23 per 100,000 live births against 478.02 per 100,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Benin and Lesotho?
- 40.21 per 100,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Benin ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 212 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.