Benin vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant

Benin
45.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
48.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Pakistan rank
14th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Benin
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 48.2 per 1,000 live births against 45.2 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Benin ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 149.65 per 1,000 live births 149.93 per 1,000 live births 0.28 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1970s 128.14 per 1,000 live births 131.36 per 1,000 live births 3.22 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1980s 107.96 per 1,000 live births 121.9 per 1,000 live births 13.94 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1990s 89.55 per 1,000 live births 102.62 per 1,000 live births 13.07 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2000s 72.03 per 1,000 live births 81.07 per 1,000 live births 9.04 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2010s 57.76 per 1,000 live births 64.56 per 1,000 live births 6.8 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2020s 47.8 per 1,000 live births 51.36 per 1,000 live births 3.56 per 1,000 live births Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Benin or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 48.2 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 Pakistan?
3 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Benin ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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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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.