Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rate, under-5
Benin
74.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
67.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 67.3 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 7.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 183.4 per 1,000 live births | 236.84 per 1,000 live births | 53.44 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 153.96 per 1,000 live births | 202.21 per 1,000 live births | 48.25 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 121.59 per 1,000 live births | 148.09 per 1,000 live births | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 94.74 per 1,000 live births | 2.53 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 79.66 per 1,000 live births | 72 per 1,000 live births | 7.66 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, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 67.3 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 7.4 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Benin ranks 12th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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 (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 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.