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
0.511.52194519842024

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

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).