Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Benin or Guinea?

Guinea, at 44,951 deaths against 37,100 deaths in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Benin and Guinea?

7,851 deaths, with Guinea ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Guinea: Number of children who die before age 5

Benin

37,100 deaths

in 2023

Guinea

44,951 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

29th

Guinea rank

26th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Benin
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 44,951 deaths against 37,100 deaths in Benin, a difference of 7,851 deaths.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 26th of 236 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	32,570 deaths	51,086 deaths	18,516 deaths	Guinea
1960s	35,806 deaths	57,627 deaths	21,822 deaths	Guinea
1970s	37,120 deaths	62,411 deaths	25,291 deaths	Guinea
1980s	39,594 deaths	64,456 deaths	24,861 deaths	Guinea
1990s	40,753 deaths	64,910 deaths	24,158 deaths	Guinea
2000s	40,810 deaths	52,040 deaths	11,230 deaths	Guinea
2010s	41,383 deaths	48,595 deaths	7,211 deaths	Guinea
2020s	38,162 deaths	45,964 deaths	7,802 deaths	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Benin or Guinea?: Guinea, at 44,951 deaths against 37,100 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Benin and Guinea?: 7,851 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Benin ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.