Infant mortality rate in Benin
Benin: Infant mortality rate was 45.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Benin is 45.19, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Benin peaked at 79.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.19, in 2024.
Benin ranks 16th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.69 | — |
| 2001 | 77.82 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 76.02 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 74.27 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 72.58 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 70.97 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 69.4 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 67.91 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 66.53 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.14 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.76 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 62.43 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 61.13 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 59.78 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 58.39 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 57.05 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 55.78 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 54.43 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.14 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 51.81 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 50.42 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 49.13 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.79 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 46.48 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 45.19 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.03 | 65.14 | 79.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.77 | 51.81 | 63.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8 | 45.19 | 50.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 13 Pakistan 48.21 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 compare
- 15 Mali 47.52 compare
- 17 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 17 Türkiye 8.03 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 19 Djibouti 43 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Benin?
- Infant mortality rate in Benin was 45.19 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 79.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.19 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for infant mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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