What is child mortality by sex in Benin?

Child mortality by sex in Benin was 7.99 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 sex recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 35.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Benin rank for child mortality by sex?

Benin ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by sex in Benin

Name: Child mortality by sex in Benin
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Benin: Child mortality by sex was 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

7.99 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

11th

of 199 countries

All-time high

35.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

7.99 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality by sex in Benin, 1950–2024

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 7.99 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Benin peaked at 35.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.99 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Benin 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	34 deaths per 100 live births	32.2 deaths per 100 live births	35.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	29.58 deaths per 100 live births	27.42 deaths per 100 live births	31.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	24.81 deaths per 100 live births	22.58 deaths per 100 live births	26.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	20.21 deaths per 100 live births	18.23 deaths per 100 live births	22.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	15.96 deaths per 100 live births	14.33 deaths per 100 live births	17.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.75 deaths per 100 live births	11.61 deaths per 100 live births	14.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	10.35 deaths per 100 live births	9.28 deaths per 100 live births	11.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	8.5 deaths per 100 live births	7.99 deaths per 100 live births	9.02 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Benin

8 Sierra Leone 9.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
9 Central African Republic 9.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
10 Liberia 9.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Burkina Faso 7.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Mali 7.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 7.34 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Benin

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by sex in Benin?: Child mortality by sex in Benin was 7.99 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 sex recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 35.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 7.99 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Benin rank for child mortality by sex?: Benin ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .