Children woman death vs survival in Benin
Benin: Children woman death vs survival was 0.3326 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3326
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
13th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.11
in 1945
All-time low
0.3326
in 2024
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Children woman death vs survival in Benin, 1945–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children woman death vs survival in Benin is 0.3326, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children woman death vs survival in Benin peaked at 2.11 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.3326, in 2024.
Benin ranks 13th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Children woman death vs survival in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 2.11 | — |
| 1946 | 2.08 | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 2.06 | -1.2% |
| 1948 | 2.04 | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 2.02 | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 2 | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 1.98 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.98 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.98 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.97 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.97 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.97 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.96 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.95 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.93 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 1.94 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.92 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.91 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.89 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.87 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.84 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.82 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.79 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.77 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.75 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.73 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.71 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.68 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.62 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.58 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.55 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.51 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.49 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.48 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.46 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.43 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.37 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.34 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.3 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.27 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.19 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.15 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9952 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9567 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9273 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8981 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8627 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8292 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.795 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.767 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7425 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7237 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7007 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6792 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6591 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6364 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6141 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5962 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5786 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.564 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.55 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5378 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5261 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5114 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4983 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4835 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.465 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4465 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.427 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4087 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.364 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3481 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3326 | -4.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3326 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3326 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.06 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 5 |
| 1950s | 1.97 | 1.94 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.63 | 1.49 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9845 | 0.8292 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6914 | 0.5962 | 0.795 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 | 0.4465 | 0.5786 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3761 | 0.3326 | 0.427 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2856 compare
- 15 Mozambique, Republic of 0.2816 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children woman death vs survival in Benin?
- Children woman death vs survival in Benin was 0.3326 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children woman death vs survival recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 in 1945.
- What is the lowest children woman death vs survival recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3326 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for children woman death vs survival?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children woman death vs survival rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 Children woman death vs survival. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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