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

18.84 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 (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

Benin

74.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IDA only

55.86 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Benin rank

12th

IDA only rank

12th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Benin
IDA only

How they compare

Benin currently reports 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 55.86 per 1,000 live births in IDA only, a difference of 18.84 per 1,000 live births.

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

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

Benin ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 12th of 196 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	153.96 per 1,000 live births	151.05 per 1,000 live births	2.91 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2000s	121.59 per 1,000 live births	104.55 per 1,000 live births	17.04 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2010s	97.27 per 1,000 live births	71.67 per 1,000 live births	25.6 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2020s	79.66 per 1,000 live births	59.81 per 1,000 live births	19.85 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 IDA only?: Benin, at 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 55.86 per 1,000 live births in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Benin and IDA only?: 18.84 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?: Benin ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 12th of 196 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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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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.