Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Infant mortality rate by sex

Benin
4.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
3.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
20th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.89 deaths per 100 live births in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1950s 15.28 deaths per 100 live births 20.14 deaths per 100 live births 4.86 deaths per 100 live births Cote d'Ivoire
1960s 13.9 deaths per 100 live births 16.91 deaths per 100 live births 3.01 deaths per 100 live births Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 11.81 deaths per 100 live births 12.59 deaths per 100 live births 0.7837 deaths per 100 live births Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 9.96 deaths per 100 live births 9.53 deaths per 100 live births 0.4247 deaths per 100 live births Benin
1990s 8.34 deaths per 100 live births 8.93 deaths per 100 live births 0.587 deaths per 100 live births Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 6.63 deaths per 100 live births 7.16 deaths per 100 live births 0.5347 deaths per 100 live births Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 5.18 deaths per 100 live births 5.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.0178 deaths per 100 live births Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 4.26 deaths per 100 live births 4.13 deaths per 100 live births 0.1377 deaths per 100 live births Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
Benin, at 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.89 deaths per 100 live births in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Benin ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 20th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/infant-mortality-rate-wdi/benin/cote-d-ivoire/

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .