Benin vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths

Benin
35,304
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
278,838
in 2024
Benin rank
30th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Benin
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 278,838 against 35,304 in Benin, a difference of 243,534.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.9 times Benin's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 197 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 39,598 1.77 million 1.73 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 39,548 936,672 897,124 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 40,372 546,763 506,391 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 36,855 320,643 283,788 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Benin or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 278,838 against 35,304 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
243,534, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Benin ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.