Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0851 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0851 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0974 units per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.073 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin is 0.0851 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0974 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.073 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.075 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0806 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0809 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0871 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0954 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.08 units per square kilometre | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.095 units per square kilometre | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | 0.0974 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0954 units per square kilometre | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | 0.0851 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 13 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 India 0.091 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.0887 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Togo 0.0836 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Kiribati 0.0716 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0851 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0974 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.073 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.