Benin vs Gambia: Stillbirth rate

Benin
1.86 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Gambia
1.85 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Benin rank
31st
Gambia rank
32nd

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Benin
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.86 deaths per 100 births against 1.85 deaths per 100 births in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 31st and Gambia ranks 32nd of 196 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.67 deaths per 100 births 2.34 deaths per 100 births 0.3303 deaths per 100 births Benin
2010s 2.18 deaths per 100 births 2.14 deaths per 100 births 0.0354 deaths per 100 births Benin
2020s 1.88 deaths per 100 births 1.88 deaths per 100 births 0.0001 deaths per 100 births Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Benin or Gambia?
Benin, at 1.86 deaths per 100 births against 1.85 deaths per 100 births in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Benin and Gambia?
0.01 deaths per 100 births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Benin ranks 31st and Gambia ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Unit
deaths per 100 births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.