Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mortality rate, infant, female
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Benin
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 40.2 per 1,000 live births against 30.17 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.03 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.42 per 1,000 live births | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | 13.32 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2000s | 66.29 per 1,000 live births | 52.48 per 1,000 live births | 13.81 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2010s | 51.83 per 1,000 live births | 38.76 per 1,000 live births | 13.07 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | 32 per 1,000 live births | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Benin, at 40.2 per 1,000 live births against 30.17 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 10.03 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Benin ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.