Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Benin
Benin: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 63 lowest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Benin, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 63 lowest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in 2018.
That represents a change of down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Benin peaked at 119 lowest in 1996 and was at its lowest, 53 lowest, in 2012.
That places Benin 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 119 lowest | — |
| 2001 | 112 lowest | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 80 lowest | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 53 lowest | -33.8% |
| 2014 | 76 lowest | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 63 lowest | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119 lowest | 119 lowest | 119 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 96 lowest | 80 lowest | 112 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 64 lowest | 53 lowest | 76 lowest | 3 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Benin?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Benin was 63 lowest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 119 lowest in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 lowest in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).