Mortality rate, under-5 in Benin
Benin: Mortality rate, under-5 was 74.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Benin is 74.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Benin peaked at 307.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 74.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Benin ranks 12th 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 | 285.48 per 1,000 live births | 264.1 per 1,000 live births | 307.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 238.09 per 1,000 live births | 215.8 per 1,000 live births | 259.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 193.29 per 1,000 live births | 175.4 per 1,000 live births | 211.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.96 per 1,000 live births | 138.3 per 1,000 live births | 171.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.59 per 1,000 live births | 109.7 per 1,000 live births | 135 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.27 per 1,000 live births | 87 per 1,000 live births | 107.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.66 per 1,000 live births | 74.7 per 1,000 live births | 84.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 73 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 68 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Population, male 7.43 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 41.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 3.10 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 11, female, interpolated 186,626 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Benin?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Benin was 74.7 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, under-5 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 307.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.