Child mortality rate marimekko in Benin
Benin: Child mortality rate marimekko was 7.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.47
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
25.97
in 1970
All-time low
7.47
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Child mortality rate marimekko in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate marimekko in Benin stood at 7.47. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate marimekko in Benin peaked at 25.97 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.47, in 2024.
That places Benin 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.81 | 21.58 | 25.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.33 | 17.54 | 21.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4 | 13.83 | 17.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.16 | 10.97 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 | 8.7 | 10.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 | 7.47 | 8.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 compare
- 10 Liberia 8.64 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.49 compare
- 13 Mali 7.3 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 compare
More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate marimekko in Benin?
- Child mortality rate marimekko in Benin was 7.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate marimekko recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 25.97 in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate marimekko recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for child mortality rate marimekko?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate marimekko 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate marimekko. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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