Youth mortality rate in Benin
Benin: Youth mortality rate was 9.14 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Benin, 1971–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Benin stood at 9.14 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Benin peaked at 31.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.14 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Benin ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1 deaths per 100 live births | 26.5 deaths per 100 live births | 31.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.58 deaths per 100 live births | 21.31 deaths per 100 live births | 25.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 deaths per 100 live births | 16.55 deaths per 100 live births | 20.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.61 deaths per 100 live births | 13.21 deaths per 100 live births | 16.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | 12.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 10.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 11 Palestine 9.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 13 Mali 8.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Cameroon 8.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 8.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Benin?
- Youth mortality rate in Benin was 9.14 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for youth mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.