Number of under-five deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths was 35,304 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
35,304
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 195 countries
All-time high
40,820
in 2015
All-time low
31,502
in 1955
Years of data
70
1955β2024
Number of under-five deaths in Benin, 1955β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 35,304 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Benin peaked at 40,820 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31,502, in 1955.
That places Benin 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,171 | 31,502 | 32,889 | 5 |
| 1960s | 34,796 | 33,272 | 35,748 | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,306 | 35,914 | 36,687 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,648 | 37,132 | 39,457 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,598 | 39,216 | 40,109 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,548 | 39,145 | 40,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,372 | 39,265 | 40,820 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,855 | 35,304 | 38,428 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5016 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths in Benin was 35,304 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40,820 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,502 in 1955.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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