Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection) in Benin
Benin: Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection) was 25 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
25
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
61.48
in 2025
All-time low
25
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met in Benin, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 25 for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
That places Benin 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met (projection) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.48 | — |
| 2026 | 50.85 | -17.3% |
| 2027 | 42.27 | -16.9% |
| 2028 | 35.32 | -16.4% |
| 2029 | 29.65 | -16.1% |
| 2030 | 25 | -15.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 25 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.64, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 43.91 | 29.65 | 61.48 | 5 |
| 2030s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 1 Angola 25 compare
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- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 25 compare
- 1 Congo 25 compare
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- 1 Guinea 25 compare
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- 1 Liberia 25 compare
- 1 Madagascar 25 compare
- 1 Mali 25 compare
- 1 Mozambique 25 compare
- 1 Malawi 25 compare
- 1 Niger 25 compare
- 1 Nigeria 25 compare
- 1 Pakistan 25 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 25 compare
- 1 Rwanda 25 compare
- 1 Sudan 25 compare
- 1 Sierra Leone 25 compare
- 1 Somalia 25 compare
- 1 South Sudan 25 compare
- 1 Chad 25 compare
- 1 Togo 25 compare
- 1 East Timor 25 compare
- 1 Uganda 25 compare
- 1 South Africa 25 compare
- 1 Zambia 25 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (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 under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Benin?
- Under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met in Benin was 25 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 61.48 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2030.
- How does Benin rank for under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. 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 - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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