Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality rate
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
6.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Child mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.93 deaths per 100 live births | 18.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2605 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 16.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 13.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.307 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6831 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Benin, at 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.67 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .