Benin vs Pakistan: Infant mortality rate
Benin
4.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
4.82 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Pakistan rank
14th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.82 deaths per 100 live births against 4.52 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Pakistan ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.58 deaths per 100 live births | 20.12 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 14.96 deaths per 100 live births | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0275 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 12.81 deaths per 100 live births | 13.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3232 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 10.8 deaths per 100 live births | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 7.2 deaths per 100 live births | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9031 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6789 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.358 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Benin or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.82 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 Pakistan?
- 0.3 deaths per 100 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Pakistan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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 .