Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Benin
74.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
67.97 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 74.75 per 1,000 live births against 67.97 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 6.78 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.58 per 1,000 live births | 134.29 per 1,000 live births | 12.71 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 94.19 per 1,000 live births | 3.07 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 79.67 per 1,000 live births | 72.84 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Benin, at 74.75 per 1,000 live births against 67.97 per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 6.78 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Benin ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.