Africa Eastern and Southern vs Benin: Mortality rate, under-5

Africa Eastern and Southern
57.25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin
74.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
11th
Benin rank
12th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Benin
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 57.25 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 17.45 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Benin ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Benin Difference Ahead
1990s 159.44 per 1,000 live births 153.96 per 1,000 live births 5.48 per 1,000 live births Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 111.46 per 1,000 live births 121.59 per 1,000 live births 10.13 per 1,000 live births Benin
2010s 71.36 per 1,000 live births 97.27 per 1,000 live births 25.91 per 1,000 live births Benin
2020s 60.71 per 1,000 live births 79.66 per 1,000 live births 18.95 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, Africa Eastern and Southern or Benin?
Benin, at 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 57.25 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin?
17.45 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Benin ranks 12th of 47 groups.
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 (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.