What is mortality rate, infant in Benin?

Mortality rate, infant in Benin was 45.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 159.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 45.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Benin rank for mortality rate, infant?

Benin ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Benin

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Benin
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Mortality rate, infant was 45.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

45.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

17th

of 195 countries

All-time high

159.3 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

45.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Benin, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Benin stood at 45.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Benin peaked at 159.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Benin ranks 17th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	149.65 per 1,000 live births	140.1 per 1,000 live births	159.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	128.14 per 1,000 live births	117.8 per 1,000 live births	138.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	107.96 per 1,000 live births	100.1 per 1,000 live births	115.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	89.55 per 1,000 live births	81.5 per 1,000 live births	98.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	72.03 per 1,000 live births	65.1 per 1,000 live births	79.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	57.76 per 1,000 live births	51.8 per 1,000 live births	63.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	47.8 per 1,000 live births	45.2 per 1,000 live births	50.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Benin

14 Pakistan 48.2 per 1,000 live births compare
15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 per 1,000 live births compare
16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Benin?: Mortality rate, infant in Benin was 45.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 159.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 45.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Benin rank for mortality rate, infant?: Benin ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.