Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Benin or United States?

Benin, at 9,425 against 8,970 in United States as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United States?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs United States: Number of infant deaths, female

Benin

9,425

in 2024

United States

8,970

in 2024

Benin rank

38th

United States rank

39th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Benin
United States

How they compare

Benin currently reports 9,425 against 8,970 in United States, a difference of 455.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Benin ranks 38th and United States ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,494	40,149	31,655	United States
1970s	9,015	24,568	15,552	United States
1980s	10,008	18,004	7,996	United States
1990s	10,709	14,076	3,367	United States
2000s	10,785	11,990	1,204	United States
2010s	10,761	10,146	614.1	Benin
2020s	9,753	9,056	696.4	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Benin or United States?: Benin, at 9,425 against 8,970 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Benin and United States?: 455, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and United States rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Benin ranks 38th and United States ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.