Benin Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Benin maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 523.00, a 0.19% increase from 2019.
  • Benin maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 522.00, a 3.69% decline from 2018.
  • Benin maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 542.00, a 4.75% decline from 2017.
  • Benin maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 569.00, a 3.56% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
South Sudan 1,223.00
Chad 1,063.00
Central African Republic 835.00
Guinea-Bissau 725.00
Liberia 652.00
Somalia 621.00
Afghanistan 620.00
Guinea 553.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 547.00
Benin 523.00
Burundi 494.00
Gambia 458.00
Sierra Leone 443.00
Niger 441.00
Mali 440.00
Togo 399.00
Madagascar 392.00
Malawi 381.00
Zimbabwe 357.00
Haiti 350.00
Eritrea 322.00
Uganda 284.00
Ethiopia 267.00
Burkina Faso 264.00
Senegal 261.00
Rwanda 259.00
Tanzania 238.00
Comoros 217.00
Yemen 183.00
Nepal 174.00
Mozambique 127.00
North Korea 107.00
Syrian Arab Republic 30.00
Tajikistan 17.00
Benin Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 523.00 0.19%
2019 522.00 -3.69%
2018 542.00 -4.75%
2017 569.00 -3.56%
2016 590.00 -0.17%
2015 591.00 -3.43%
2014 612.00 0.66%
2013 608.00 -2.72%
2012 625.00 1.63%
2011 615.00 2.84%
2010 598.00 2.40%
2009 584.00 15.87%
2008 504.00 3.28%
2007 488.00 -2.98%
2006 503.00 -1.18%
2005 509.00 -2.12%
2004 520.00 2.97%
2003 505.00 0.00%
2002 505.00 4.55%
2001 483.00 2.99%
2000 469.00 2.99%