Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Benin
69.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
61.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 69.3 per 1,000 live births against 61.6 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 7.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 175.2 per 1,000 live births 225.8 per 1,000 live births 50.6 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
1990s 147.99 per 1,000 live births 191.08 per 1,000 live births 43.09 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2000s 115.41 per 1,000 live births 137.95 per 1,000 live births 22.54 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2010s 90.73 per 1,000 live births 87.24 per 1,000 live births 3.49 per 1,000 live births Benin
2020s 73.96 per 1,000 live births 65.92 per 1,000 live births 8.04 per 1,000 live births Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
Benin, at 69.3 per 1,000 live births against 61.6 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
7.7 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.