Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Benin
4.8%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire
4.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.8% against 4.5% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 1960s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 9.4% | 0.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.9% | 0.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 0.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Benin, at 4.8% against 4.5% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.3%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Benin ranks 14th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th 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 in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.