Benin vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths
Benin
21,555 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
23,802 deaths
in 2024
Benin rank
38th
Zambia rank
36th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23,802 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin, a difference of 2,247 deaths.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,462 deaths | 13,887 deaths | 2,575 deaths | Benin |
| 1960s | 18,641 deaths | 16,534 deaths | 2,107 deaths | Benin |
| 1970s | 19,944 deaths | 19,977 deaths | 32.8 deaths | Zambia |
| 1980s | 22,161 deaths | 28,273 deaths | 6,112 deaths | Zambia |
| 1990s | 23,531 deaths | 38,851 deaths | 15,320 deaths | Zambia |
| 2000s | 23,957 deaths | 32,459 deaths | 8,503 deaths | Zambia |
| 2010s | 24,438 deaths | 25,538 deaths | 1,100 deaths | Zambia |
| 2020s | 22,271 deaths | 23,535 deaths | 1,264 deaths | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Benin or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 23,802 deaths against 21,555 deaths in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Benin and Zambia?
- 2,247 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Benin ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 36th 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 .