Mortality rate age 5-9 in Benin
Benin: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 11.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.42
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
8th
of 201 countries
All-time high
28.17
in 1990
All-time low
11.42
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Benin stood at 11.42. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Benin peaked at 28.17 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.42, in 2024.
Benin ranks 8th 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 5-9 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.17 | — |
| 1991 | 27.2 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 26.28 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 25.41 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 24.6 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 23.82 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 23.08 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 22.39 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 21.73 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 21.13 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 20.57 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.04 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.54 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 19.06 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 18.59 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.14 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.71 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.28 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.87 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.46 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.05 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 15.66 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.26 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14.89 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.54 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.87 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.55 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.24 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.94 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.65 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.36 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.06 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.74 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.42 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.38 | 21.13 | 28.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.43 | 16.46 | 20.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.42 | 12.94 | 16.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 | 11.42 | 12.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
- 6 South Sudan 13.45 compare
- 7 Madagascar 11.63 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 11.23 compare
- 10 Cameroon 10.92 compare
- 11 Guinea 10.75 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)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2782 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5559 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Benin?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Benin was 11.42 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 28.17 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.42 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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