Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality rate
Benin
5.2%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
5.3%
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Equatorial Guinea rank
12th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.8% | 16.2% | 3.6% | Benin |
| 1960s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 1.7% | Benin |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 14.4% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 12.3% | 0.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 11.1% | 1.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.3% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.9% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.