Child deaths (under 5) in Benin
74.7
deaths per 1,000 live births · 2024
12th highest of 196 countries
In 2014: 98.4
Nearby in the ranking
- Dem. Rep. Congo 89.7
- Liberia 86.4
- Burkina Faso 74.9
- Benin 74.7
- Mali 73.0
- Eq. Guinea 68.0
- Guinea-Bissau 67.3
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About the data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
- Unit
- deaths per 1,000 live births
- Years
- 1960–2024
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.DYN.MORT), CC BY 4.0