Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Benin
Benin: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 35,304 in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
35,304
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 200 countries
All-time high
40,820
in 2015
All-time low
35,304
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Benin, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 35,304 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Benin peaked at 40,820 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35,304, in 2024.
Benin ranks 30th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Benin?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Benin was 35,304 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40,820 in 2015.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,304 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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