Under-five mortality rate in Benin
Benin: Under-five mortality rate was 74.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
74.75
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
367.53
in 1945
All-time low
74.75
in 2024
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Under-five mortality rate in Benin, 1945–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, under-five mortality rate in Benin stood at 74.75. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate in Benin peaked at 367.53 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 74.75, in 2024.
That places Benin 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 359.01 | 350.99 | 367.53 | 5 |
| 1950s | 330.21 | 312.18 | 347 | 10 |
| 1960s | 285.48 | 264.05 | 307.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 238.08 | 215.8 | 259.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 193.3 | 175.37 | 211.32 | 10 |
| 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-five mortality rate in Benin?
- Under-five mortality rate in Benin was 74.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 367.53 in 1945.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.75 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for under-five mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate 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-five mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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