Child mortality by income level of country in Benin
Benin: Child mortality by income level of country was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
36.75 deaths per 100 live births
in 1945
All-time low
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Child mortality by income level of country in Benin, 1945–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Benin recorded 7.47 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by income level of country in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Benin peaked at 36.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 7.47 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Benin ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Child mortality by income level of country in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 36.75 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1946 | 36.3 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 35.88 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1948 | 35.47 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 35.1 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1950 | 34.7 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 34.33 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 33.98 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 33.63 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 33.25 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 32.88 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 32.48 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 32.08 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 31.66 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 31.22 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 30.76 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 30.28 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 29.8 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 29.29 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 28.78 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 28.26 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 27.77 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 27.3 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 26.83 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 26.41 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 25.97 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 25.53 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 25.07 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 24.59 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 24.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 23.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 23.06 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 22.55 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 22.06 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 21.58 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 21.13 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 20.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 20.31 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 19.91 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 19.53 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 18.74 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 18.35 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 17.94 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 16.7 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 16.3 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 15.52 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 15.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 14.81 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 14.48 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 14.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 13.83 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 13.5 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.85 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.25 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.97 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.44 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.97 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.74 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.51 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.06 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.94 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.22 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 7.72 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35.9 deaths per 100 live births | 35.1 deaths per 100 live births | 36.75 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 31.22 deaths per 100 live births | 34.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 26.41 deaths per 100 live births | 30.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 21.58 deaths per 100 live births | 25.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 17.54 deaths per 100 live births | 21.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 13.83 deaths per 100 live births | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10.97 deaths per 100 live births | 13.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | 8.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Benin?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Benin was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 36.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .