What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Benin and IDA only?

19.49 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA only?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Benin vs IDA only: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Benin

79.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IDA only

60.41 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Benin rank

11th

IDA only rank

12th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Benin
IDA only

How they compare

Benin currently reports 79.9 per 1,000 live births against 60.41 per 1,000 live births in IDA only, a difference of 19.49 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1990s	159.61 per 1,000 live births	158.16 per 1,000 live births	1.45 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2000s	127.47 per 1,000 live births	110.96 per 1,000 live births	16.51 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2010s	103.47 per 1,000 live births	76.95 per 1,000 live births	26.52 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2020s	85 per 1,000 live births	64.51 per 1,000 live births	20.49 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, male, Benin or IDA only?: Benin, at 79.9 per 1,000 live births against 60.41 per 1,000 live births in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Benin and IDA only?: 19.49 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA only?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and IDA only rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Benin ranks 11th and IDA only ranks 12th 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, male (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: 03 September 2026

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.