Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality rate
Benin
4.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
4.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 4.76 deaths per 100 live births against 4.52 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.62 deaths per 100 live births | 12.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 11.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6555 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2904 deaths per 100 live births | 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 4.76 deaths per 100 live births against 4.52 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .