Number of child deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of child deaths was 35,304 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35,304 deaths
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 199 countries
All-time high
40,820 deaths
in 2015
All-time low
31,502 deaths
in 1955
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Number of child deaths in Benin, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths in Benin stood at 35,304 deaths.
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 in Benin peaked at 40,820 deaths in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31,502 deaths, 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 31,502 deaths | — |
| 1956 | 31,797 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 32,151 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 32,515 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 32,889 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 33,272 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 33,757 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 34,231 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 34,570 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 34,883 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 35,138 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 35,331 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 35,458 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 35,571 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 35,748 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 35,914 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 36,065 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 36,206 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 36,274 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 36,316 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 36,357 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 36,367 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36,407 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 36,464 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 36,687 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 37,132 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 37,655 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 38,094 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 38,423 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 38,739 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 39,005 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 39,185 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 39,343 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 39,457 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 39,451 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 39,397 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 39,359 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 39,274 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 39,216 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39,830 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 40,109 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 39,774 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 39,709 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 39,716 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,594 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39,373 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 39,215 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39,145 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 39,187 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39,305 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39,430 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39,722 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 39,995 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40,044 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40,063 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,138 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40,276 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40,467 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40,655 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40,768 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40,820 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40,788 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40,538 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 40,008 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 39,265 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 38,428 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 37,648 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 36,831 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 36,066 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 35,304 deaths | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,171 deaths | 31,502 deaths | 32,889 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 34,796 deaths | 33,272 deaths | 35,748 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,306 deaths | 35,914 deaths | 36,687 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,648 deaths | 37,132 deaths | 39,457 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,598 deaths | 39,216 deaths | 40,109 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,548 deaths | 39,145 deaths | 40,063 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,372 deaths | 39,265 deaths | 40,820 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,855 deaths | 35,304 deaths | 38,428 deaths | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Benin?
- Number of child deaths in Benin was 35,304 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40,820 deaths in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,502 deaths in 1955.
- How does Benin rank for number of child deaths?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .