Benin vs Papua New Guinea: Stillbirth rate

Benin
1.86 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.92 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Benin rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Benin
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100 births against 1.86 deaths per 100 births in Benin, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.67 deaths per 100 births 2.33 deaths per 100 births 0.3343 deaths per 100 births Benin
2010s 2.18 deaths per 100 births 2.04 deaths per 100 births 0.1372 deaths per 100 births Benin
2020s 1.88 deaths per 100 births 1.94 deaths per 100 births 0.0592 deaths per 100 births Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.92 deaths per 100 births against 1.86 deaths per 100 births in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
0.06 deaths per 100 births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Papua New Guinea rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Benin ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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.