Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Benin
Benin: Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 63.4 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
63.4
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
12th
of 200 countries
All-time high
72.71
in 2025
All-time low
63.4
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Benin, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Benin stood at 63.4. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Benin ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 68.87 | 65.15 | 72.71 | 5 |
| 2030s | 63.4 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Central African Republic 76.83 compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 72.57 compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 63.83 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 61.65 compare
- 14 Madagascar 60.63 compare
- 15 Mali 56.09 compare
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 under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Benin?
- Under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Benin was 63.4 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 72.71 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4 in 2030.
- How does Benin rank for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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