Number of child deaths igme in Benin
Benin: Number of child deaths igme was 35,304 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35,304
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 199 countries
All-time high
40,820
in 2015
All-time low
31,502
in 1955
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Number of child deaths igme in Benin, 1955–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths igme in Benin stood at 35,304.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths igme in Benin peaked at 40,820 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31,502, in 1955.
Benin ranks 30th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of child deaths igme in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 31,502 | — |
| 1956 | 31,797 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 32,151 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 32,515 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 32,889 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 33,272 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 33,757 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 34,231 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 34,570 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 34,883 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 35,138 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 35,331 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 35,458 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 35,571 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 35,748 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 35,914 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 36,065 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 36,206 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 36,274 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 36,316 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 36,357 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 36,367 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36,407 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 36,464 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 36,687 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 37,132 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 37,655 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 38,094 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 38,423 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 38,739 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 39,005 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 39,185 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 39,343 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 39,457 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 39,451 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 39,397 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 39,359 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 39,274 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 39,216 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39,830 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 40,109 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 39,774 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 39,709 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 39,716 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,594 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39,373 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 39,215 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39,145 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 39,187 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39,305 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39,430 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39,722 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 39,995 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40,044 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40,063 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,138 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40,276 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40,467 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40,655 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40,768 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40,820 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40,788 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40,538 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 40,008 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 39,265 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 38,428 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 37,648 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 36,831 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 36,066 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 35,304 | -2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 35,304 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 35,304 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,171 | 31,502 | 32,889 | 5 |
| 1960s | 34,796 | 33,272 | 35,748 | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,306 | 35,914 | 36,687 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,648 | 37,132 | 39,457 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,598 | 39,216 | 40,109 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,548 | 39,145 | 40,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,372 | 39,265 | 40,820 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,855 | 35,304 | 38,428 | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths igme in Benin?
- Number of child deaths igme in Benin was 35,304 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths igme recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40,820 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths igme recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,502 in 1955.
- How does Benin rank for number of child deaths igme?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths igme rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Number of child deaths igme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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