Number of under-five deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths was 35,304 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35,304
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40,820
in 2015
All-time low
33,272
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Benin stood at 35,304.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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, 33,272, in 1960.
That places Benin 30th 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 under-five deaths in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33,272 | — |
| 1961 | 33,757 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 34,231 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 34,570 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 34,883 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 35,138 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 35,331 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 35,458 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 35,571 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 35,748 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 35,914 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 36,065 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 36,206 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 36,274 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 36,316 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 36,357 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 36,367 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36,407 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 36,464 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 36,687 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 37,132 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 37,655 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 38,094 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 38,423 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 38,739 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 39,005 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 39,185 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 39,343 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 39,457 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 39,451 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 39,397 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 39,359 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 39,274 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 39,216 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39,830 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 40,109 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 39,774 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 39,709 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 39,716 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,594 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39,373 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 39,215 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39,145 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 39,187 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39,305 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39,430 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39,722 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 39,995 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40,044 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40,063 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,138 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40,276 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40,467 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40,655 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40,768 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40,820 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40,788 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40,538 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 40,008 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 39,265 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 38,428 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 37,648 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 36,831 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 36,066 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 35,304 | -2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 35,304 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 35,304 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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)
- 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 under-five deaths in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths in Benin was 35,304 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- 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 33,272 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 197 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.