What is child mortality vs. health spending in Benin?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Benin was 7.47 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 36.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Benin rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Benin ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Benin

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Benin
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Benin: Child mortality vs. health spending was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

7.47 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

12th

of 199 countries

All-time high

36.75 deaths per 100 live births

in 1945

All-time low

7.47 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1945–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Benin, 1945–2024

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

Benin recorded 7.47 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. 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, child mortality vs. health spending in Benin peaked at 36.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1945 and was at its lowest, 7.47 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Benin 12th out of 199 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	35.9 deaths per 100 live births	35.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.75 deaths per 100 live births	5
1950s	33.02 deaths per 100 live births	31.22 deaths per 100 live births	34.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	28.55 deaths per 100 live births	26.41 deaths per 100 live births	30.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	23.81 deaths per 100 live births	21.58 deaths per 100 live births	25.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	19.33 deaths per 100 live births	17.54 deaths per 100 live births	21.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	15.4 deaths per 100 live births	13.83 deaths per 100 live births	17.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.16 deaths per 100 live births	10.97 deaths per 100 live births	13.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	9.73 deaths per 100 live births	8.7 deaths per 100 live births	10.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	7.47 deaths per 100 live births	8.46 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Benin

9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Benin

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
Population, male 50.2% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Benin?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Benin was 7.47 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 36.75 deaths per 100 live births in 1945.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 7.47 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Benin rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Benin ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 06 August 2026

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