Afghanistan vs Benin: Infant mortality by sex
Afghanistan
5.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin
4.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
15th
Benin rank
18th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.2 deaths per 100 live births against 4.98 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 15th and Benin ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.12 deaths per 100 live births | 17.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.85 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 25.02 deaths per 100 live births | 15.99 deaths per 100 live births | 9.03 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 22.39 deaths per 100 live births | 13.76 deaths per 100 live births | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | 11.6 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 13.47 deaths per 100 live births | 9.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 7.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6465 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2682 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Afghanistan, at 5.2 deaths per 100 live births against 4.98 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th and Benin ranks 18th of 199 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .