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Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality

Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
6.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th

Child mortality over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.74 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 17 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1800s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1810s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1820s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1830s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1840s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1850s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1860s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1870s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1880s 43.05 deaths per 100 live births 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1890s 43.03 deaths per 100 live births 41.73 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1900s 42.71 deaths per 100 live births 41.41 deaths per 100 live births 1.29 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1910s 41.83 deaths per 100 live births 40.57 deaths per 100 live births 1.27 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1920s 40.82 deaths per 100 live births 39.59 deaths per 100 live births 1.23 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1930s 39.98 deaths per 100 live births 38.55 deaths per 100 live births 1.43 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1940s 37.27 deaths per 100 live births 36.39 deaths per 100 live births 0.8802 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1950s 33.02 deaths per 100 live births 33.68 deaths per 100 live births 0.6607 deaths per 100 live births Guinea-Bissau
1960s 28.55 deaths per 100 live births 31.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.48 deaths per 100 live births Guinea-Bissau
1970s 23.81 deaths per 100 live births 27.71 deaths per 100 live births 3.9 deaths per 100 live births Guinea-Bissau
1980s 19.33 deaths per 100 live births 24.42 deaths per 100 live births 5.09 deaths per 100 live births Guinea-Bissau
1990s 15.4 deaths per 100 live births 20.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.83 deaths per 100 live births Guinea-Bissau
2000s 12.16 deaths per 100 live births 14.81 deaths per 100 live births 2.65 deaths per 100 live births Guinea-Bissau
2010s 9.73 deaths per 100 live births 9.47 deaths per 100 live births 0.253 deaths per 100 live births Benin
2020s 7.97 deaths per 100 live births 7.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.7638 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 Guinea-Bissau?
Benin, at 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
0.74 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality?
Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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