Benin vs Liberia: Child mortality by sex
Benin
7.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
9.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Liberia rank
10th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 9.34 deaths per 100 live births against 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 1.35 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.24 deaths per 100 live births | 32.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1960s | 29.58 deaths per 100 live births | 32.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 24.81 deaths per 100 live births | 28.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 20.21 deaths per 100 live births | 26.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 15.96 deaths per 100 live births | 26.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 10.35 deaths per 100 live births | 10.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0506 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 8.5 deaths per 100 live births | 9.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.959 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 9.34 deaths per 100 live births against 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Benin and Liberia?
- 1.35 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Benin ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .