Benin vs Least developed countries: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Benin
- Least developed countries
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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About this data
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.