Benin vs Somalia: Maternal mortality ratio
Benin
518.23 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Somalia
562.59 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Benin rank
7th
Somalia rank
5th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Benin
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 562.59 per 100,000 live births against 518.23 per 100,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 44.36 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 534.5 per 100,000 live births | 1,089 per 100,000 live births | 554.6 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 601.02 per 100,000 live births | 823.67 per 100,000 live births | 222.65 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 556.65 per 100,000 live births | 641.36 per 100,000 live births | 84.71 per 100,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Benin or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 562.59 per 100,000 live births against 518.23 per 100,000 live births in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Benin and Somalia?
- 44.36 per 100,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Benin ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 5th 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.