Benin vs India: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre

Benin
0.3198 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.2186 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
India rank
17th

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • India
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.1012 deaths per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Benin ranks 14th and India ranks 17th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3101 deaths per square kilometre 1.49 deaths per square kilometre 1.18 deaths per square kilometre India
1970s 0.322 deaths per square kilometre 1.48 deaths per square kilometre 1.16 deaths per square kilometre India
1980s 0.3427 deaths per square kilometre 1.31 deaths per square kilometre 0.9701 deaths per square kilometre India
1990s 0.3512 deaths per square kilometre 1.05 deaths per square kilometre 0.7003 deaths per square kilometre India
2000s 0.3507 deaths per square kilometre 0.7229 deaths per square kilometre 0.3722 deaths per square kilometre India
2010s 0.358 deaths per square kilometre 0.3945 deaths per square kilometre 0.0365 deaths per square kilometre India
2020s 0.3303 deaths per square kilometre 0.24 deaths per square kilometre 0.0903 deaths per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or India?
Benin, at 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre against 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and India?
0.1012 deaths per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and India rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 14th and India ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.