Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

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

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

  • Benin
  • Côte d'Ivoire
0200400600800198520022020

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 the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, 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 the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 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 the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
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 The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.