What is number of children who die before age 5 in Benin?

Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin was 37,100 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 41,898 deaths in 2015.

What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 31,818 deaths in 1951.

How does Benin rank for number of children who die before age 5?

Benin ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin

Name: Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Benin: Number of children who die before age 5 was 37,100 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

37,100 deaths

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

29th

of 236 countries

All-time high

41,898 deaths

in 2015

All-time low

31,818 deaths

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Benin stood at 37,100 deaths.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Benin peaked at 41,898 deaths in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31,818 deaths, in 1951.

That places Benin 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths	Change
1950	31,832 deaths	—
1951	31,818 deaths	-0.0%
1952	31,891 deaths	+0.2%
1953	32,032 deaths	+0.4%
1954	32,225 deaths	+0.6%
1955	32,498 deaths	+0.8%
1956	32,803 deaths	+0.9%
1957	33,161 deaths	+1.1%
1958	33,528 deaths	+1.1%
1959	33,917 deaths	+1.2%
1960	34,310 deaths	+1.2%
1961	34,804 deaths	+1.4%
1962	35,258 deaths	+1.3%
1963	35,625 deaths	+1.0%
1964	35,928 deaths	+0.9%
1965	36,163 deaths	+0.7%
1966	36,390 deaths	+0.6%
1967	36,443 deaths	+0.1%
1968	36,507 deaths	+0.2%
1969	36,628 deaths	+0.3%
1970	36,745 deaths	+0.3%
1971	36,891 deaths	+0.4%
1972	36,944 deaths	+0.1%
1973	36,977 deaths	+0.1%
1974	37,054 deaths	+0.2%
1975	37,104 deaths	+0.1%
1976	37,186 deaths	+0.2%
1977	37,243 deaths	+0.2%
1978	37,387 deaths	+0.4%
1979	37,671 deaths	+0.8%
1980	38,166 deaths	+1.3%
1981	38,704 deaths	+1.4%
1982	39,115 deaths	+1.1%
1983	39,388 deaths	+0.7%
1984	39,600 deaths	+0.5%
1985	39,922 deaths	+0.8%
1986	40,043 deaths	+0.3%
1987	40,254 deaths	+0.5%
1988	40,332 deaths	+0.2%
1989	40,419 deaths	+0.2%
1990	40,374 deaths	-0.1%
1991	40,484 deaths	+0.3%
1992	40,359 deaths	-0.3%
1993	40,360 deaths	+0.0%
1994	41,490 deaths	+2.8%
1995	41,289 deaths	-0.5%
1996	41,014 deaths	-0.7%
1997	40,793 deaths	-0.5%
1998	40,730 deaths	-0.2%
1999	40,634 deaths	-0.2%
2000	40,492 deaths	-0.3%
2001	40,417 deaths	-0.2%
2002	40,386 deaths	-0.1%
2003	40,468 deaths	+0.2%
2004	40,600 deaths	+0.3%
2005	40,733 deaths	+0.3%
2006	41,181 deaths	+1.1%
2007	41,313 deaths	+0.3%
2008	41,267 deaths	-0.1%
2009	41,242 deaths	-0.1%
2010	41,242 deaths	+0.0%
2011	41,353 deaths	+0.3%
2012	41,571 deaths	+0.5%
2013	41,773 deaths	+0.5%
2014	41,883 deaths	+0.3%
2015	41,898 deaths	+0.0%
2016	41,775 deaths	-0.3%
2017	41,461 deaths	-0.8%
2018	40,841 deaths	-1.5%
2019	40,037 deaths	-2.0%
2020	39,238 deaths	-2.0%
2021	38,486 deaths	-1.9%
2022	37,823 deaths	-1.7%
2023	37,100 deaths	-1.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	32,570 deaths	31,818 deaths	33,917 deaths	10
1960s	35,806 deaths	34,310 deaths	36,628 deaths	10
1970s	37,120 deaths	36,745 deaths	37,671 deaths	10
1980s	39,594 deaths	38,166 deaths	40,419 deaths	10
1990s	40,753 deaths	40,359 deaths	41,490 deaths	10
2000s	40,810 deaths	40,386 deaths	41,313 deaths	10
2010s	41,383 deaths	40,037 deaths	41,898 deaths	10
2020s	38,162 deaths	37,100 deaths	39,238 deaths	4

Countries ranked near Benin

26 Guinea 44,951 deaths compare
27 South Africa 44,801 deaths compare
28 Egypt 42,457 deaths compare
30 Ghana 36,223 deaths compare
31 Brazil 36,058 deaths compare
32 Myanmar 35,706 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5 in Benin?: Number of children who die before age 5 in Benin was 37,100 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 41,898 deaths in 2015.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 31,818 deaths in 1951.
How does Benin rank for number of children who die before age 5?: Benin ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.