Which has higher number of child deaths, Benin or Brazil?

Brazil, at 36,892 deaths against 35,304 deaths in Benin as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Benin and Brazil?

1,588 deaths, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Brazil: Number of child deaths

Benin

35,304 deaths

in 2024

Brazil

36,892 deaths

in 2024

Benin rank

30th

Brazil rank

29th

Number of child deaths over time

Benin
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 36,892 deaths against 35,304 deaths in Benin, a difference of 1,588 deaths.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 30th and Brazil ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32,171 deaths	524,475 deaths	492,304 deaths	Brazil
1960s	34,796 deaths	485,021 deaths	450,225 deaths	Brazil
1970s	36,306 deaths	406,794 deaths	370,488 deaths	Brazil
1980s	38,648 deaths	307,434 deaths	268,786 deaths	Brazil
1990s	39,598 deaths	178,534 deaths	138,936 deaths	Brazil
2000s	39,548 deaths	84,806 deaths	45,259 deaths	Brazil
2010s	40,372 deaths	48,372 deaths	7,999 deaths	Brazil
2020s	36,855 deaths	38,985 deaths	2,129 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Benin or Brazil?: Brazil, at 36,892 deaths against 35,304 deaths in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Benin and Brazil?: 1,588 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Benin and Brazil rank globally for number of child deaths?: Benin ranks 30th and Brazil ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .