Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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 vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
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 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.34 deaths per 100 live births | 23.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.34 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. 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 .