Benin vs Guinea: Number of child deaths by region
Benin
35,304
in 2024
Guinea
44,394
in 2024
Benin rank
30th
Guinea rank
27th
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 44,394 against 35,304 in Benin, a difference of 9,090.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 27th of 195 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,796 | 56,277 | 21,481 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 36,306 | 61,186 | 24,880 | Guinea |
| 1980s | 38,648 | 63,059 | 24,411 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 39,598 | 63,425 | 23,827 | Guinea |
| 2000s | 39,548 | 50,874 | 11,326 | Guinea |
| 2010s | 40,372 | 48,583 | 8,211 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 36,855 | 46,072 | 9,217 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 44,394 against 35,304 in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Benin and Guinea?
- 9,090, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Benin ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 27th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.