Benin vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant, male
Benin
49.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
47.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Madagascar rank
20th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 49.8 per 1,000 live births against 47.3 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 2.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135.3 per 1,000 live births | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 1980s | 115.95 per 1,000 live births | 123.89 per 1,000 live births | 7.94 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 95.36 per 1,000 live births | 85.79 per 1,000 live births | 9.57 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2000s | 77.51 per 1,000 live births | 60.82 per 1,000 live births | 16.69 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2010s | 63.41 per 1,000 live births | 48.76 per 1,000 live births | 14.65 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 52.64 per 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 4.34 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Benin or Madagascar?
- Benin, at 49.8 per 1,000 live births against 47.3 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Benin and Madagascar?
- 2.5 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Benin ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.