Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Benin
Benin: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 56 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Benin, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Benin recorded 56 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in 2018.
The figure is down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Benin peaked at 106 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2012.
That places Benin 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 106 | — |
| 2001 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 47 | -41.2% |
| 2014 | 73 | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 56 | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106 | 106 | 106 | 1 |
| 2000s | 93 | 80 | 106 | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.67 | 47 | 73 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Benin?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Benin was 56 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 106 in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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): Q3. 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).