Lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin
Benin: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 2.27 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.27
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
9th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.82
in 1985
All-time low
2.27
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin stood at 2.27. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin peaked at 5.82 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2023.
Benin ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.82 | — |
| 1986 | 5.48 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 5.21 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 4.86 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 4.6 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 4.33 | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 4.14 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.86 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 3.54 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 3.74 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.55 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 3.44 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.29 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.2 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.02 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.99 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.98 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.95 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.81 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.79 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 3.14 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.16 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.18 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.14 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.09 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.04 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.93 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.83 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.69 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.67 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.63 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.43 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 2.27 | -6.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.27 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3773, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.27 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.82 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.62 | 3.1 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 | 2.72 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 | 2.69 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.27 | 2.67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 6 Afghanistan 2.47 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.46 compare
- 8 South Sudan 2.41 compare
- 10 Niger 2.13 compare
- 11 Guinea 2.12 compare
- 12 Mali 2.05 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Benin was 2.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Benin ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).