Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Benin
0.3326 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
0.2856 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
14th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.047 under-five deaths per woman.
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 1955 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 2.62 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6613 under-five deaths per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 2.23 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3609 under-five deaths per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0214 under-five deaths per woman | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1965 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.9845 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9388 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0457 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.6914 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6793 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4259 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0902 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.3761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0689 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Benin, at 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.047 under-five deaths per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Benin ranks 13th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 200 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).