Benin vs Mozambique: Number of child deaths per woman
Benin
0.3326 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mozambique
0.2816 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Benin rank
13th
Mozambique rank
15th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Benin
- Mozambique
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in Mozambique, a difference of 0.051 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0537 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1637 under-five deaths per woman | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2931 under-five deaths per woman | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.9845 under-five deaths per woman | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2732 under-five deaths per woman | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.6914 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7364 under-five deaths per woman | 0.045 under-five deaths per woman | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.414 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1022 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.3761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3022 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0739 under-five deaths per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Benin or Mozambique?
- Benin, at 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Benin and Mozambique?
- 0.051 under-five deaths per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mozambique?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mozambique rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Benin ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).