Number of child deaths per woman in Benin
Benin: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3326 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
13th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.11 under-five deaths per woman
in 1945
All-time low
0.3326 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Benin, 1945–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Benin peaked at 2.11 under-five deaths per woman in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Benin ranks 13th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Number of child deaths per woman in Benin, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1946 | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 2.06 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1948 | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 2 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.82 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9952 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9567 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9273 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8981 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8627 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8292 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.795 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.767 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7425 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7237 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7007 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6792 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6591 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6364 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6141 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5962 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5786 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.564 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.55 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5378 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5261 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5114 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4983 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4835 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.465 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4465 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.427 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4087 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.364 under-five deaths per woman | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3481 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.06 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
| 1950s | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 2 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9845 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8292 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6914 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5962 under-five deaths per woman | 0.795 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4465 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5786 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman | 0.427 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Benin?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Benin was 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 under-five deaths per woman in 1945.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).