Benin vs Mozambique: Infant mortality rate by sex
Benin
4.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
3.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Mozambique rank
18th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Benin
- Mozambique
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Mozambique ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | 13.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3694 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 11.81 deaths per 100 live births | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 14.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 8.34 deaths per 100 live births | 12.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1028 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0565 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 Mozambique?
- Benin, at 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.98 deaths per 100 live births in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Benin and Mozambique?
- 0.04 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 rate by sex?
- Benin ranks 17th and Mozambique ranks 18th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .