Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Benin
Benin: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 21,555 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21,555
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 197 countries
All-time high
24,805
in 2014
All-time low
17,620
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Benin stood at 21,555.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Benin peaked at 24,805 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17,620, in 1960.
That places Benin 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,620 | — |
| 1961 | 18,000 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 18,334 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 18,531 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 18,708 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 18,851 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 18,954 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 19,026 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 19,117 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 19,270 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 19,430 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 19,574 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 19,720 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 19,810 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 19,883 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 19,979 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 20,064 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 20,167 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 20,275 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 20,536 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 20,971 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 21,405 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 21,718 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 21,902 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 22,108 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 22,340 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 22,541 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 22,743 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 22,908 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 22,972 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 23,014 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 23,097 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 23,126 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 23,184 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 23,900 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 24,155 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 23,735 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 23,671 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 23,711 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 23,715 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23,664 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 23,594 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23,603 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23,717 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 23,860 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 23,969 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24,208 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 24,378 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24,319 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24,254 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 24,286 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24,416 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24,614 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 24,763 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24,805 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24,779 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24,702 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24,445 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 24,046 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 23,525 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 23,005 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 22,614 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 22,260 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 21,922 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 21,555 | -1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 21,555 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,969, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 21,555 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,678, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,641 | 17,620 | 19,270 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,944 | 19,430 | 20,536 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,161 | 20,971 | 22,972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,531 | 23,014 | 24,155 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,957 | 23,594 | 24,378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,438 | 23,525 | 24,805 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,271 | 21,555 | 23,005 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Benin?
- Number of infant deaths in Benin was 21,555 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 24,805 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,620 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for number of infant deaths?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.