Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rate, infant
Benin
45.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
47.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 47.6 per 1,000 live births against 45.2 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 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 197 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 | 106.24 per 1,000 live births | 122.56 per 1,000 live births | 16.33 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 89.55 per 1,000 live births | 115.06 per 1,000 live births | 25.51 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 72.03 per 1,000 live births | 91.99 per 1,000 live births | 19.96 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 57.76 per 1,000 live births | 64.32 per 1,000 live births | 6.56 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 47.8 per 1,000 live births | 50.72 per 1,000 live births | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 47.6 per 1,000 live births against 45.2 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 2.4 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Benin ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.