Benin vs Mozambique: Infant mortality by sex
Benin
4.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Mozambique rank
21st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Benin
- Mozambique
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.98 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.66 deaths per 100 live births | 15.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0458 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1970s | 13.76 deaths per 100 live births | 16.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 11.6 deaths per 100 live births | 16.27 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.54 deaths per 100 live births | 14.1 deaths per 100 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 7.75 deaths per 100 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4583 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 5.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2838 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Benin or Mozambique?
- Benin, at 4.98 deaths per 100 live births against 4.73 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Benin and Mozambique?
- 0.25 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mozambique?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mozambique rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Benin ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st 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 .