Child mortality rate in Benin
Benin: Child mortality rate was 8.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Benin, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Benin is 8.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Benin peaked at 30.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2019.
That places Benin 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.9% | 29.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.0% | 25.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 20.7% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 8 Guinea 9.7% compare
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- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 7.3% compare
- 13 Cameroon 7.2% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 7.1% compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Benin?
- Child mortality rate in Benin was 8.5% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for child mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five