Benin vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Benin
79.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
93.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
11th
Liberia rank
10th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 93.4 per 1,000 live births against 79.9 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 13.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295.81 per 1,000 live births | 320.77 per 1,000 live births | 24.96 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 248.07 per 1,000 live births | 282.52 per 1,000 live births | 34.45 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 202.08 per 1,000 live births | 262.75 per 1,000 live births | 60.67 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 159.61 per 1,000 live births | 263.88 per 1,000 live births | 104.27 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 127.47 per 1,000 live births | 154.46 per 1,000 live births | 26.99 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 103.47 per 1,000 live births | 102.97 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 85 per 1,000 live births | 94.62 per 1,000 live births | 9.62 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 93.4 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 Liberia?
- 13.5 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Benin ranks 11th and Liberia 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, 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.