Benin vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Probability of dying that year, among males

Benin
5.7%
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
5.4%
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
16th

Probability of dying that year, among males over time

  • Benin
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 14th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1950s 21.2% 18.2% 3.0% Benin
1960s 18.1% 16.3% 1.8% Benin
1970s 15.0% 14.2% 0.8% Benin
1980s 12.4% 12.7% 0.3% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 10.2% 11.4% 1.2% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s 8.3% 9.3% 1.0% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 6.9% 6.9% 0.0% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 5.9% 5.6% 0.3% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Benin or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Benin, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.3%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
Benin ranks 14th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying that year, among males
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.