Algeria vs Benin: Number of infant deaths

Algeria
17,336 deaths
in 2024
Benin
21,555 deaths
in 2024
Algeria rank
40th
Benin rank
38th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Algeria
  • Benin
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k195119872024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 21,555 deaths against 17,336 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 4,219 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 40th and Benin ranks 38th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Benin in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Benin Difference Ahead
1950s 84,047 deaths 16,743 deaths 67,304 deaths Algeria
1960s 92,606 deaths 18,641 deaths 73,965 deaths Algeria
1970s 94,433 deaths 19,944 deaths 74,490 deaths Algeria
1980s 53,010 deaths 22,161 deaths 30,849 deaths Algeria
1990s 27,081 deaths 23,531 deaths 3,550 deaths Algeria
2000s 20,116 deaths 23,957 deaths 3,841 deaths Benin
2010s 21,796 deaths 24,438 deaths 2,642 deaths Benin
2020s 18,819 deaths 22,271 deaths 3,452 deaths Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Algeria or Benin?
Benin, at 21,555 deaths against 17,336 deaths in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Algeria and Benin?
4,219 deaths, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Benin?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Benin rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Algeria ranks 40th and Benin ranks 38th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .