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

Madagascar, at 14,569 deaths against 13,632 deaths in Benin as of 2100.

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

937 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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 Madagascar: Number of infants who die before age 1

Benin

13,632 deaths

in 2100

Madagascar

14,569 deaths

in 2100

Benin rank

19th

Madagascar rank

18th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Benin
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 14,569 deaths against 13,632 deaths in Benin, a difference of 937 deaths.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2020s	24,750 deaths	43,778 deaths	19,028 deaths	Madagascar
2030s	24,373 deaths	40,647 deaths	16,274 deaths	Madagascar
2040s	23,721 deaths	36,537 deaths	12,816 deaths	Madagascar
2050s	22,150 deaths	31,922 deaths	9,772 deaths	Madagascar
2060s	20,620 deaths	27,343 deaths	6,723 deaths	Madagascar
2070s	18,778 deaths	23,066 deaths	4,288 deaths	Madagascar
2080s	16,534 deaths	19,350 deaths	2,816 deaths	Madagascar
2090s	14,584 deaths	16,209 deaths	1,626 deaths	Madagascar
2100s	13,632 deaths	14,569 deaths	937 deaths	Madagascar

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 Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 14,569 deaths against 13,632 deaths in Benin as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Madagascar?: 937 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Benin ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 18th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.