Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Benin
8.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
6.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Guinea-Bissau rank
14th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 8.13 deaths per 100 live births against 6.92 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.21 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.98 deaths per 100 live births | 21.19 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 13.48 deaths per 100 live births | 15.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8322 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 8.13 deaths per 100 live births against 6.92 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.21 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Benin ranks 11th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.