Benin vs Guinea: Number of child deaths
Benin
35,304 deaths
in 2024
Guinea
44,394 deaths
in 2024
Benin rank
30th
Guinea rank
27th
Number of child deaths over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 44,394 deaths against 35,304 deaths in Benin, a difference of 9,090 deaths.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,171 deaths | 51,823 deaths | 19,652 deaths | Guinea |
| 1960s | 34,796 deaths | 56,277 deaths | 21,481 deaths | Guinea |
| 1970s | 36,306 deaths | 61,186 deaths | 24,880 deaths | Guinea |
| 1980s | 38,648 deaths | 63,059 deaths | 24,411 deaths | Guinea |
| 1990s | 39,598 deaths | 63,425 deaths | 23,827 deaths | Guinea |
| 2000s | 39,548 deaths | 50,874 deaths | 11,326 deaths | Guinea |
| 2010s | 40,372 deaths | 48,583 deaths | 8,211 deaths | Guinea |
| 2020s | 36,855 deaths | 46,072 deaths | 9,217 deaths | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 44,394 deaths against 35,304 deaths in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Benin and Guinea?
- 9,090 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Benin ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 27th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .