Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Benin
0.3326 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
0.2741 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0585 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2784 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 1960s | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1793 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0282 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2768 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.9845 under-five deaths per woman | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2704 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.6914 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1218 under-five deaths per woman | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4471 under-five deaths per woman | 0.069 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.3761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0808 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0585 under-five deaths per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Benin ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th 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).