Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin
Benin: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 74.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin is 74.75, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin peaked at 171.22 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.75, in 2024.
Benin ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153.95 | 138.26 | 171.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.58 | 109.67 | 134.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.27 | 87.05 | 107.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.67 | 74.75 | 84.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.68 compare
- 10 Liberia 86.39 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.89 compare
- 13 Mali 72.98 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 67.97 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.34 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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin was 74.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 171.22 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.75 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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