Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate was 0.1414 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1414 % change on previous year for maternal mortality, annual growth rate in 2020.
That represents a change of up 103.7% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 15.81 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -6.61 % change on previous year, in 1989.
That places Benin 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -5.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1988 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1989 | -6.61 % change on previous year | +134.1% |
| 1990 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1991 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1992 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1993 | -0.207 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1789 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -876.2% |
| 1996 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -308.2% |
| 1997 | -3.7 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1998 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1999 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2000 | -2.83 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -204.8% |
| 2002 | 4.58 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 2003 | -0.1365 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2004 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -2320.7% |
| 2005 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2006 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2007 | -2.91 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 2008 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 2009 | 15.81 % change on previous year | +388.7% |
| 2010 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 2011 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2013 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -278.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5968 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 2015 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -666.9% |
| 2016 | -0.1109 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2017 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +3120.7% |
| 2018 | -4.69 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2019 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1414 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1414 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.54 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1414 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.4219 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -3120.7% | -0.1109 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +2320.7% | -0.1365 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +876.2% | -0.1789 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -666.9% | 0.5968 % change on previous year | -3.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.72 % change on previous year | -6.61 % change on previous year | -2.82 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | -2 % change on previous year | -4.84 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 % change on previous year | -2.91 % change on previous year | 15.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.08 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1414 % change on previous year | 0.1414 % change on previous year | 0.1414 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 100 Gabon 0.4768 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.3437 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Tonga 0.189 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Jordan 0.0557 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Fiji -0.2982 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Guinea -0.3856 % change on previous year 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 maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Benin was 0.1414 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.81 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.61 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.