What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Benin and Low & middle income?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Low & middle income?

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 Low & middle income: Mortality rate, under-5

Benin

74.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Low & middle income

40.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Benin rank

12th

Low & middle income rank

14th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Benin
Low & middle income

How they compare

Benin currently reports 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 40.8 per 1,000 live births in Low & middle income, a difference of 33.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	153.96 per 1,000 live births	97.48 per 1,000 live births	56.48 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2000s	121.59 per 1,000 live births	70.89 per 1,000 live births	50.7 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2010s	97.27 per 1,000 live births	48.45 per 1,000 live births	48.82 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2020s	79.66 per 1,000 live births	42.63 per 1,000 live births	37.03 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 Low & middle income?: Benin, at 74.7 per 1,000 live births against 40.8 per 1,000 live births in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Benin and Low & middle income?: 33.9 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Low & middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Low & middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Benin ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 14th 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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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: 03 September 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.