Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Child mortality
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Child mortality over time
- Benin
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 1.5 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 19 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1810s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1820s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1830s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1840s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1850s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1860s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1870s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1880s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.781 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1890s | 43.03 deaths per 100 live births | 42.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7811 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1900s | 42.71 deaths per 100 live births | 41.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7752 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1910s | 41.83 deaths per 100 live births | 41.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7593 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1920s | 40.82 deaths per 100 live births | 40.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7408 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1930s | 39.98 deaths per 100 live births | 39.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9109 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1940s | 37.27 deaths per 100 live births | 34.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 28.89 deaths per 100 live births | 4.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 26.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 22.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 19.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0353 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 18.5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 14.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3137 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 1.5 deaths per 100 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for child mortality?
- Benin ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.