Neonatal infant and child deaths in Benin
Benin: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 13,130 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
13,130
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 195 countries
All-time high
13,998
in 2016
All-time low
7,195
in 1959
Years of data
66
1959β2024
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Benin, 1959β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal infant and child deaths in Benin is 13,130, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Benin peaked at 13,998 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,195, in 1959.
Benin ranks 40th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,195 | 7,195 | 7,195 | 1 |
| 1960s | 7,974 | 7,358 | 8,386 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,878 | 8,479 | 9,400 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,228 | 9,626 | 10,660 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,208 | 10,739 | 11,583 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,126 | 11,592 | 12,823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,643 | 13,010 | 13,998 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,307 | 13,130 | 13,479 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Benin?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Benin was 13,130 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13,998 in 2016.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,195 in 1959.
- How does Benin rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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