Benin vs Least developed countries: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Benin
69.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries
53.05 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Least developed countries rank
10th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Benin
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 69.3 per 1,000 live births against 53.05 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 16.25 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 147.99 per 1,000 live births 152.94 per 1,000 live births 4.95 per 1,000 live births Least developed countries
2000s 115.41 per 1,000 live births 103.76 per 1,000 live births 11.65 per 1,000 live births Benin
2010s 90.73 per 1,000 live births 68.82 per 1,000 live births 21.91 per 1,000 live births Benin
2020s 73.96 per 1,000 live births 56.91 per 1,000 live births 17.05 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 Least developed countries?
Benin, at 69.3 per 1,000 live births against 53.05 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Benin and Least developed countries?
16.25 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Least developed countries?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Least developed countries rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Benin ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 10th 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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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.