Benin vs Central African Republic: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Benin
79.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic
95.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Central African Republic rank
9th
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Benin
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 95.2 per 1,000 live births against 79.9 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 15.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Central African Republic ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Central African Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295.81 per 1,000 live births | 264.46 per 1,000 live births | 31.35 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 1970s | 248.07 per 1,000 live births | 213.98 per 1,000 live births | 34.09 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 1980s | 202.08 per 1,000 live births | 189.09 per 1,000 live births | 12.99 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 1990s | 159.61 per 1,000 live births | 181.9 per 1,000 live births | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 127.47 per 1,000 live births | 191.93 per 1,000 live births | 64.46 per 1,000 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 103.47 per 1,000 live births | 155.2 per 1,000 live births | 51.73 per 1,000 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 85 per 1,000 live births | 187.74 per 1,000 live births | 102.74 per 1,000 live births | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Benin or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 95.2 per 1,000 live births against 79.9 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Benin and Central African Republic?
- 15.3 per 1,000 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Central African Republic?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Central African Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Benin ranks 11th and Central African Republic ranks 9th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.