Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Benin
Benin: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 4,658 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,658
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4,755
in 2021
All-time low
4,438
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Benin recorded 4,658 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Benin peaked at 4,755 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,438, in 1998.
That places Benin 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,568 | — |
| 1991 | 4,548 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4,527 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 4,520 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,510 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,485 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 4,465 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4,452 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4,438 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4,453 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4,482 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4,494 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,507 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,518 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,511 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,500 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,502 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,503 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,513 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,527 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,543 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4,567 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,594 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,616 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,631 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,642 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,651 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,661 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,681 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,707 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4,734 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,755 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,750 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,716 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,658 | -1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4,658 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 842, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4,658 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,087, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,497 | 4,438 | 4,568 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,506 | 4,482 | 4,527 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,629 | 4,543 | 4,707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,723 | 4,658 | 4,755 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Benin?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Benin was 4,658 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4,755 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,438 in 1998.
- How does Benin rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years