Child mortality vs population growth in Benin
Benin: Child mortality vs population growth was 2.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.51
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.23
in 1994
All-time low
0.9213
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality vs population growth in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.51 for child mortality vs population growth in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs population growth in Benin peaked at 3.23 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9213, in 1950.
That places Benin 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 | 0.9213 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.11 | 1.77 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.58 | 2.39 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1 | 3.04 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.95 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 | 2.67 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 | 2.51 | 2.62 | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- 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 vs population growth in Benin?
- Child mortality vs population growth in Benin was 2.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 1994.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9213 in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for child mortality vs population growth?
- Benin ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality vs population growth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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