What is number of under-five deaths in Benin?

Number of under-five deaths in Benin was 35,304 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 40,820 in 2015.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 33,272 in 1960.

How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths?

Benin ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Benin

Name: Number of under-five deaths 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: Number of under-five deaths was 35,304 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

35,304

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

30th

of 195 countries

All-time high

40,820

in 2015

All-time low

33,272

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Benin, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Benin stood at 35,304.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Benin peaked at 40,820 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33,272, in 1960.

That places Benin 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	34,796	33,272	35,748	10
1970s	36,306	35,914	36,687	10
1980s	38,648	37,132	39,457	10
1990s	39,598	39,216	40,109	10
2000s	39,548	39,145	40,063	10
2010s	40,372	39,265	40,820	10
2020s	36,855	35,304	38,428	5

Countries ranked near Benin

27 Guinea 44,394 compare
28 South Africa 41,435 compare
29 Brazil 36,892 compare
31 Myanmar 33,151 compare
32 Zambia 32,949 compare
33 Malawi 32,177 compare

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Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (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 number of under-five deaths in Benin?: Number of under-five deaths in Benin was 35,304 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 40,820 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 33,272 in 1960.
How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths?: Benin ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.