Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant

Benin
45.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
32 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
16th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Benin
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 45.2 per 1,000 live births against 32 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 13.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 89.55 per 1,000 live births 72.06 per 1,000 live births 17.49 per 1,000 live births Benin
2000s 72.03 per 1,000 live births 54.65 per 1,000 live births 17.38 per 1,000 live births Benin
2010s 57.76 per 1,000 live births 40.82 per 1,000 live births 16.94 per 1,000 live births Benin
2020s 47.8 per 1,000 live births 33.94 per 1,000 live births 13.86 per 1,000 live births Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Benin, at 45.2 per 1,000 live births against 32 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
13.2 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?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Benin ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.