Benin vs Liberia: Number of child deaths, per capita

Benin
0.0024 deaths per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.0026 deaths per person
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Liberia rank
11th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Liberia
0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.015196019922024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0026 deaths per person against 0.0024 deaths per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0002 deaths per person.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0127 deaths per person 0.014 deaths per person 0.0013 deaths per person Liberia
1970s 0.0107 deaths per person 0.0121 deaths per person 0.0015 deaths per person Liberia
1980s 0.0087 deaths per person 0.0112 deaths per person 0.0026 deaths per person Liberia
1990s 0.0065 deaths per person 0.0112 deaths per person 0.0047 deaths per person Liberia
2000s 0.0048 deaths per person 0.0057 deaths per person 0.0009 deaths per person Liberia
2010s 0.0036 deaths per person 0.0033 deaths per person 0.0003 deaths per person Benin
2020s 0.0027 deaths per person 0.0027 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Benin or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.0026 deaths per person against 0.0024 deaths per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Benin and Liberia?
0.0002 deaths per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.