Afghanistan vs Benin: Mortality rate, infant, male

Afghanistan
52 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin
49.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
15th
Benin rank
18th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Benin
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 52 per 1,000 live births against 49.8 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 2.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Benin ranks 18th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 250.16 per 1,000 live births 159.9 per 1,000 live births 90.26 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1970s 223.93 per 1,000 live births 137.6 per 1,000 live births 86.33 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1980s 191.28 per 1,000 live births 115.95 per 1,000 live births 75.33 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
1990s 134.67 per 1,000 live births 95.36 per 1,000 live births 39.31 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2000s 100.23 per 1,000 live births 77.51 per 1,000 live births 22.72 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2010s 69.87 per 1,000 live births 63.41 per 1,000 live births 6.46 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan
2020s 55.34 per 1,000 live births 52.64 per 1,000 live births 2.7 per 1,000 live births Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Afghanistan or Benin?
Afghanistan, at 52 per 1,000 live births against 49.8 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Afghanistan and Benin?
2.2 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Afghanistan ranks 15th and Benin ranks 18th 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.