Mortality rate age 5-14 in Benin
Benin: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 18.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.04
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 201 countries
All-time high
41.06
in 1990
All-time low
18.04
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 18.04 for mortality rate age 5-14 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Benin peaked at 41.06 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.04, in 2024.
Benin ranks 11th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.06 | — |
| 1991 | 39.79 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 38.56 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 37.41 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 36.32 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 35.27 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 34.27 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 33.36 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 32.47 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.65 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 30.9 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 30.18 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.51 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.85 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 28.2 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 27.58 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.97 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.37 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 25.79 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 25.21 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.63 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.08 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.52 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 22.99 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 22.49 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 22 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.52 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.07 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.63 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.2 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.78 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.37 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.94 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.49 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.04 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.01 | 31.65 | 41.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.96 | 25.21 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.31 | 20.2 | 24.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.93 | 18.04 | 19.78 | 5 |
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- 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)
- 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 mortality rate age 5-14 in Benin?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Benin was 18.04 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.06 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.04 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Benin ranks 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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