Benin vs Liberia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Benin
74.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
86.39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Liberia rank
10th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 86.39 per 1,000 live births against 74.75 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 11.64 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 10th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.58 per 1,000 live births | 145.06 per 1,000 live births | 23.48 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 1.79 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 79.67 per 1,000 live births | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 7.89 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 86.39 per 1,000 live births against 74.75 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Benin and Liberia?
- 11.64 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Benin ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 10th 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.