Benin vs Egypt: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Benin
37,100 deaths
in 2023
Egypt
42,457 deaths
in 2023
Benin rank
29th
Egypt rank
28th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42,457 deaths against 37,100 deaths in Benin, a difference of 5,357 deaths.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,570 deaths | 456,103 deaths | 423,532 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 35,806 deaths | 368,164 deaths | 332,358 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 37,120 deaths | 332,459 deaths | 295,338 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 39,594 deaths | 233,222 deaths | 193,627 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 40,753 deaths | 129,002 deaths | 88,249 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 40,810 deaths | 79,587 deaths | 38,777 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 41,383 deaths | 62,637 deaths | 21,253 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 38,162 deaths | 44,304 deaths | 6,142 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Benin or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 42,457 deaths against 37,100 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Benin and Egypt?
- 5,357 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Benin ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.