How does Benin rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita?

Benin ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin

Name: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Benin: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita was 0.0009 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0009 deaths per person

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

16th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.003 deaths per person

in 1962

All-time low

0.0009 deaths per person

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin is 0.0009 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.003 deaths per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 deaths per person, in 2024.

That places Benin 16th 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin, 1960 to 2024.
Year	deaths per person	Change
1960	0.0029 deaths per person	—
1961	0.003 deaths per person	+1.5%
1962	0.003 deaths per person	+0.1%
1963	0.003 deaths per person	-0.1%
1964	0.003 deaths per person	-0.4%
1965	0.0029 deaths per person	-0.8%
1966	0.0029 deaths per person	-1.1%
1967	0.0029 deaths per person	-1.3%
1968	0.0028 deaths per person	-1.2%
1969	0.0028 deaths per person	-1.2%
1970	0.0028 deaths per person	-1.1%
1971	0.0027 deaths per person	-1.3%
1972	0.0027 deaths per person	-1.2%
1973	0.0027 deaths per person	-1.6%
1974	0.0026 deaths per person	-1.4%
1975	0.0026 deaths per person	-1.3%
1976	0.0025 deaths per person	-1.4%
1977	0.0025 deaths per person	-1.3%
1978	0.0025 deaths per person	-1.5%
1979	0.0025 deaths per person	-0.4%
1980	0.0025 deaths per person	-0.4%
1981	0.0024 deaths per person	-0.7%
1982	0.0024 deaths per person	-1.6%
1983	0.0023 deaths per person	-2.0%
1984	0.0023 deaths per person	-1.5%
1985	0.0023 deaths per person	-1.8%
1986	0.0022 deaths per person	-1.8%
1987	0.0022 deaths per person	-1.8%
1988	0.0021 deaths per person	-2.1%
1989	0.0021 deaths per person	-2.9%
1990	0.002 deaths per person	-2.3%
1991	0.002 deaths per person	-2.6%
1992	0.0019 deaths per person	-2.7%
1993	0.0019 deaths per person	-3.4%
1994	0.0019 deaths per person	+2.1%
1995	0.0018 deaths per person	-4.0%
1996	0.0018 deaths per person	-2.7%
1997	0.0017 deaths per person	-2.2%
1998	0.0017 deaths per person	-2.2%
1999	0.0017 deaths per person	-2.6%
2000	0.0016 deaths per person	-2.8%
2001	0.0016 deaths per person	-2.9%
2002	0.0015 deaths per person	-2.5%
2003	0.0015 deaths per person	-1.8%
2004	0.0015 deaths per person	-1.8%
2005	0.0014 deaths per person	-1.9%
2006	0.0014 deaths per person	-0.5%
2007	0.0014 deaths per person	-1.8%
2008	0.0014 deaths per person	-2.3%
2009	0.0013 deaths per person	-1.8%
2010	0.0013 deaths per person	-1.5%
2011	0.0013 deaths per person	-1.4%
2012	0.0013 deaths per person	-1.2%
2013	0.0013 deaths per person	-1.5%
2014	0.0013 deaths per person	-1.9%
2015	0.0012 deaths per person	-2.1%
2016	0.0012 deaths per person	-2.3%
2017	0.0012 deaths per person	-3.2%
2018	0.0011 deaths per person	-3.7%
2019	0.0011 deaths per person	-4.2%
2020	0.001 deaths per person	-3.6%
2021	0.001 deaths per person	-3.3%
2022	0.001 deaths per person	-2.9%
2023	0.0009 deaths per person	-3.3%
2024	0.0009 deaths per person	-3.1%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.0009 deaths per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 deaths per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.0009 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 deaths per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0029 deaths per person	0.0028 deaths per person	0.003 deaths per person	10
1970s	0.0026 deaths per person	0.0025 deaths per person	0.0028 deaths per person	10
1980s	0.0023 deaths per person	0.0021 deaths per person	0.0025 deaths per person	10
1990s	0.0018 deaths per person	0.0017 deaths per person	0.002 deaths per person	10
2000s	0.0015 deaths per person	0.0013 deaths per person	0.0016 deaths per person	10
2010s	0.0012 deaths per person	0.0011 deaths per person	0.0013 deaths per person	10
2020s	0.001 deaths per person	0.0009 deaths per person	0.001 deaths per person	5

Countries ranked near Benin

13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.001 deaths per person compare
14 Guinea-Bissau 0.0009 deaths per person compare
15 Mozambique 0.0009 deaths per person compare
17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0009 deaths per person compare
18 Sierra Leone 0.0009 deaths per person compare
19 Cameroon 0.0008 deaths per person compare

See the full ranking of 195 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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin?: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita in Benin was 0.0009 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.003 deaths per person in 1962.
What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 deaths per person in 2024.
How does Benin rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita?: Benin ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of neonatal, infant and 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Population, total

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Number of neonatal, infant and 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Number of neonatal, infant and 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.