Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Child mortality rate
Benin
8.5%
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire
7.3%
in 2019
Benin rank
11th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
12th
Child mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Benin currently reports 8.5% against 7.3% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.9% | 30.4% | 0.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 27.0% | 25.2% | 1.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 19.2% | 3.6% | Benin |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 15.3% | 4.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.7% | 1.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 1.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Benin, at 8.5% against 7.3% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 1.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 11th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.