What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin?

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 0.362 deaths per square kilometre in 2015.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2994 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Benin rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Benin ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Benin: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.3198 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

14th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.362 deaths per square kilometre

in 2015

All-time low

0.2994 deaths per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.362 deaths per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2994 deaths per square kilometre, in 1961.

Benin ranks 14th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2994 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3036 deaths per square kilometre	+1.4%
1963	0.3066 deaths per square kilometre	+1.0%
1964	0.3094 deaths per square kilometre	+0.9%
1965	0.3116 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
1966	0.3133 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1967	0.3145 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1968	0.3155 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
1969	0.317 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1970	0.3185 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1971	0.3198 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1972	0.3211 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1973	0.3217 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1974	0.3221 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1975	0.3224 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1976	0.3225 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.3229 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1978	0.3234 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1979	0.3254 deaths per square kilometre	+0.6%
1980	0.3293 deaths per square kilometre	+1.2%
1981	0.3339 deaths per square kilometre	+1.4%
1982	0.3378 deaths per square kilometre	+1.2%
1983	0.3407 deaths per square kilometre	+0.9%
1984	0.3436 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1985	0.3459 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
1986	0.3475 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1987	0.3489 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1988	0.3499 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
1989	0.3499 deaths per square kilometre	-0.0%
1990	0.3494 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1991	0.3491 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1992	0.3483 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
1993	0.3478 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1994	0.3532 deaths per square kilometre	+1.6%
1995	0.3557 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
1996	0.3527 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1997	0.3522 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
1998	0.3522 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.3511 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
2000	0.3492 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
2001	0.3478 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
2002	0.3472 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
2003	0.3475 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
2004	0.3486 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
2005	0.3497 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
2006	0.3523 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
2007	0.3547 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
2008	0.3551 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
2009	0.3553 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.356 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2011	0.3572 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
2012	0.3589 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2013	0.3605 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2014	0.3615 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
2015	0.362 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
2016	0.3617 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
2017	0.3595 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
2018	0.3548 deaths per square kilometre	-1.3%
2019	0.3482 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
2020	0.3408 deaths per square kilometre	-2.1%
2021	0.3339 deaths per square kilometre	-2.0%
2022	0.3266 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
2023	0.3198 deaths per square kilometre	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3101 deaths per square kilometre	0.2994 deaths per square kilometre	0.317 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.322 deaths per square kilometre	0.3185 deaths per square kilometre	0.3254 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3427 deaths per square kilometre	0.3293 deaths per square kilometre	0.3499 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.3512 deaths per square kilometre	0.3478 deaths per square kilometre	0.3557 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.3507 deaths per square kilometre	0.3472 deaths per square kilometre	0.3553 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.358 deaths per square kilometre	0.3482 deaths per square kilometre	0.362 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.3303 deaths per square kilometre	0.3198 deaths per square kilometre	0.3408 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Benin

11 Gambia 0.3495 deaths per square kilometre compare
12 Malawi 0.3418 deaths per square kilometre compare
13 Sierra Leone 0.3307 deaths per square kilometre compare
15 Togo 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre compare
16 Kiribati 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre compare
17 India 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.362 deaths per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2994 deaths per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Benin rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Benin ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.