Benin vs Liberia: Child mortality
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Liberia rank
10th
Child mortality over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 8.64 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 1.17 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Liberia'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 Liberia ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 17 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1810s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1820s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1830s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1840s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1850s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1860s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1870s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1880s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1890s | 43.03 deaths per 100 live births | 42.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1302 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1900s | 42.71 deaths per 100 live births | 42.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1292 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1910s | 41.83 deaths per 100 live births | 41.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1262 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1920s | 40.82 deaths per 100 live births | 40.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1232 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1930s | 39.98 deaths per 100 live births | 38.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1940s | 37.27 deaths per 100 live births | 34.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 30.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 30.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 26.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 24.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 9.63 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 14.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1792 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7889 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 8.64 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 Liberia?
- 1.17 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for child mortality?
- Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 10th 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.