Child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin
Benin: Child deaths life stage, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin stood at 0.001 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0062 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2024.
Benin ranks 9th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0062 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.006 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.005 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.004 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -5.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.001 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 8.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 6 Central African Republic 0.0012 units per person compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.0011 units per person compare
- 8 Guinea 0.001 units per person compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.0009 units per person compare
- 11 Mali 0.0009 units per person compare
- 12 Cameroon 0.0008 units per person 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin?
- Child deaths life stage, per capita in Benin was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for child deaths life stage, per capita?
- Benin ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 life stage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.