What is child mortality in Benin?

Child mortality in Benin was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 43.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Benin rank for child mortality?

Benin ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Benin

Name: Child mortality in Benin
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 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 203 countries

All-time high

43.05 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

7.47 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Benin, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 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 in Benin peaked at 43.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 7.47 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Benin 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.03 deaths per 100 live births	42.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	42.71 deaths per 100 live births	42.38 deaths per 100 live births	42.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	41.83 deaths per 100 live births	41.38 deaths per 100 live births	42.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	40.82 deaths per 100 live births	40.37 deaths per 100 live births	41.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	39.98 deaths per 100 live births	39.69 deaths per 100 live births	40.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	37.27 deaths per 100 live births	35.1 deaths per 100 live births	39.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
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 Democratic Republic of Congo 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

See the full ranking of 203 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 in Benin?: Child mortality in Benin was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 43.05 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Benin rank for child mortality?: Benin ranks 12th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.