Benin vs South Sudan: Number of infant deaths
Benin
21,555 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
24,071 deaths
in 2024
Benin rank
38th
South Sudan rank
35th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Benin
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 24,071 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin, a difference of 2,516 deaths.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was South Sudan ahead.
Benin ranks 38th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 199 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,743 deaths | 27,805 deaths | 11,062 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 18,641 deaths | 32,227 deaths | 13,586 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 19,944 deaths | 32,989 deaths | 13,046 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 22,161 deaths | 44,211 deaths | 22,050 deaths | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 23,531 deaths | 41,196 deaths | 17,666 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 23,957 deaths | 31,987 deaths | 8,030 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 24,438 deaths | 40,704 deaths | 16,266 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 22,271 deaths | 22,933 deaths | 661.6 deaths | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Benin or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 24,071 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Benin and South Sudan?
- 2,516 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Benin and South Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Benin ranks 38th and South Sudan ranks 35th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .