Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Zambia?

Zambia, at 26,166 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Zambia?

1,207 deaths, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Benin

24,959 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

26,166 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

33rd

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Benin
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 26,166 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin, a difference of 1,207 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 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	19,780 deaths	15,640 deaths	4,140 deaths	Benin
1960s	21,722 deaths	19,088 deaths	2,634 deaths	Benin
1970s	22,394 deaths	23,124 deaths	730.5 deaths	Zambia
1980s	24,267 deaths	30,772 deaths	6,505 deaths	Zambia
1990s	25,494 deaths	40,405 deaths	14,911 deaths	Zambia
2000s	26,246 deaths	36,110 deaths	9,864 deaths	Zambia
2010s	27,274 deaths	28,980 deaths	1,706 deaths	Zambia
2020s	25,442 deaths	26,630 deaths	1,188 deaths	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Zambia?: Zambia, at 26,166 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Zambia?: 1,207 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Benin ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.