Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
6.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Child mortality over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1810s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1820s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1830s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1840s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1850s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 44.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 43.03 deaths per 100 live births | 44.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 42.71 deaths per 100 live births | 44.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 41.83 deaths per 100 live births | 43.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 40.82 deaths per 100 live births | 42.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 39.98 deaths per 100 live births | 41.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 37.27 deaths per 100 live births | 39.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 32.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0697 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 26.99 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 22.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 19.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.185 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 16.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 13.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.307 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6831 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Benin, at 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.67 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for child mortality?
- Benin ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th 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
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.