Maternal mortality ratio in Benin
The maternal mortality ratio in Benin was 518 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2007.
Benin, 2023
518
Change from 2022
−29per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
8th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Benin over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 518 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 547 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 584 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 578 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 572 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 585 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 592 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 604 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 606 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 605 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 607 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 618 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 613 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 607 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 598 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 563 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 501 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 509 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 514 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 531 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 532 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 534 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 532 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 529 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 536 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −29 from 547 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 607 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −89.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Benin has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Under-five mortality rate
74.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
60.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
38
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.47 litres
2024 · WHO