Benin - Lifetime risk of maternal death

2.7 (%) in 2020

In 2020, lifetime risk of maternal death for Benin was 2.7 %. Though Benin lifetime risk of maternal death fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2001 - 2020 period ending at 2.7 % in 2020.

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Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.