Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre was 0.1254 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1254 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
8th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1478 units per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.1254 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.1254 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1478 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1254 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Benin 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1397 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1434 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1444 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.144 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1436 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1432 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1441 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1475 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1472 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1468 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1432 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1415 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1371 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1376 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1407 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1368 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1292 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1254 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1254 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 13.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1254 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0278 units per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | 0.1397 units per square kilometre | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | 0.1432 units per square kilometre | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1425 units per square kilometre | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | 0.137 units per square kilometre | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | 0.1254 units per square kilometre | 0.1368 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 5 Rwanda 0.1389 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Haiti 0.136 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1313 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Togo 0.1142 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1074 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 0.0846 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1254 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1478 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1254 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.