Maternal mortality ratio in Benin
Benin: Maternal mortality ratio was 518.23 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Benin recorded 518.23 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Benin peaked at 617.88 per 100,000 live births in 2012 and was at its lowest, 500.85 per 100,000 live births, in 2007.
That places Benin 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 534.5 per 100,000 live births | 500.85 per 100,000 live births | 597.96 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 601.02 per 100,000 live births | 572.15 per 100,000 live births | 617.88 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 556.65 per 100,000 live births | 518.23 per 100,000 live births | 583.58 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 4 Liberia 627.72 per 100,000 live births compare
- 5 Somalia 562.59 per 100,000 live births compare
- 6 Afghanistan 520.5 per 100,000 live births compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 505.37 per 100,000 live births compare
- 9 Guinea 494.12 per 100,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 478.02 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Benin?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Benin was 518.23 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 617.88 per 100,000 live births in 2012.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 500.85 per 100,000 live births in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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