Number of child deaths, per capita in Benin
Benin: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0024 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0024 deaths per person for number of child deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0132 deaths per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Benin 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0132 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0132 deaths per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0131 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.013 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0129 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0127 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0126 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0119 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0117 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0115 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.011 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0103 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.01 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0096 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0092 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.009 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0072 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.007 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.006 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.005 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.004 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0127 deaths per person | 0.0119 deaths per person | 0.0132 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 deaths per person | 0.0096 deaths per person | 0.0117 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 deaths per person | 0.0077 deaths per person | 0.0095 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 deaths per person | 0.0057 deaths per person | 0.0075 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.0055 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 deaths per person | 0.0031 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0024 deaths per person | 0.0029 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.0027 deaths per person compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.0027 deaths per person compare
- 11 Liberia 0.0026 deaths per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0023 deaths per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0021 deaths per person compare
- 15 Cameroon 0.0021 deaths per person 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)
- 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)
- 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, per capita in Benin?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Benin was 0.0024 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 deaths per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.