Number of infants who die before age 1 in Benin
Benin: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 24,959 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
24,959 deaths
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
33rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
27,738 deaths
in 2015
All-time low
19,185 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infants who die before age 1 in Benin is 24,959 deaths, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Benin peaked at 27,738 deaths in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19,185 deaths, in 1950.
That places Benin 33rd 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 infants who die before age 1 in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19,185 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 19,250 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 19,327 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 19,455 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 19,600 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 19,767 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 19,962 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 20,187 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 20,416 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 20,651 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 20,890 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 21,266 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 21,539 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 21,703 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 21,850 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 21,964 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 21,985 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 21,978 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 21,995 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 22,052 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 22,133 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 22,224 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 22,258 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 22,278 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 22,308 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 22,372 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 22,432 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 22,504 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 22,571 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 22,858 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 23,285 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 23,684 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 23,924 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 24,043 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 24,219 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 24,437 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 24,584 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24,744 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 24,863 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 24,890 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 24,933 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 25,054 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 25,053 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 25,130 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 26,193 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 26,004 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 25,677 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 25,611 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 25,641 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 25,648 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25,633 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 25,664 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 25,770 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25,975 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 26,147 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26,291 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26,677 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 26,799 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 26,756 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 26,748 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 26,886 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 27,073 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 27,343 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 27,555 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 27,686 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27,738 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27,671 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 27,409 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 26,974 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26,410 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 25,939 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 25,572 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25,298 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 24,959 deaths | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,780 deaths | 19,185 deaths | 20,651 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 21,722 deaths | 20,890 deaths | 22,052 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 22,394 deaths | 22,133 deaths | 22,858 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,267 deaths | 23,285 deaths | 24,890 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,494 deaths | 24,933 deaths | 26,193 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,246 deaths | 25,633 deaths | 26,799 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,274 deaths | 26,410 deaths | 27,738 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,442 deaths | 24,959 deaths | 25,939 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 747 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Benin?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Benin was 24,959 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27,738 deaths in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,185 deaths in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.