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Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Child mortality vs. health spending

Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th

Child mortality vs. health spending over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 1.49 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Benin ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .