Number of child deaths by age in Benin
Benin: Number of child deaths by age was 13,749 deaths in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of child deaths by age in Benin, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths by age in Benin stood at 13,749 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Benin peaked at 16,665 deaths in 1985 and was at its lowest, 13,749 deaths, in 2024.
That places Benin 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,428 deaths | 15,350 deaths | 15,555 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 16,155 deaths | 15,652 deaths | 16,478 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,362 deaths | 16,151 deaths | 16,491 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,488 deaths | 16,161 deaths | 16,665 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,067 deaths | 15,879 deaths | 16,383 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,591 deaths | 15,445 deaths | 15,809 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,934 deaths | 15,740 deaths | 16,093 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,584 deaths | 13,749 deaths | 15,423 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Benin?
- Number of child deaths by age in Benin was 13,749 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16,665 deaths in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,749 deaths in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .