Number of infant deaths, female in Benin
Benin: Number of infant deaths, female was 9,425 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9,425
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
38th
of 197 countries
All-time high
10,980
in 1995
All-time low
8,072
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Benin, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Benin stood at 9,425.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Benin peaked at 10,980 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8,072, in 1960.
That places Benin 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,072 | — |
| 1961 | 8,234 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 8,374 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 8,452 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 8,522 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 8,581 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 8,621 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 8,647 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 8,682 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 8,751 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 8,818 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 8,880 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 8,940 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 8,976 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 8,999 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 9,032 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 9,057 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 9,090 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 9,125 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 9,237 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 9,424 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 9,616 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 9,750 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 9,826 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 9,949 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 10,082 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 10,210 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 10,327 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 10,434 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10,460 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 10,474 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 10,510 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 10,519 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 10,543 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10,867 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 10,980 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10,795 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10,778 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,816 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10,807 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 10,757 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 10,701 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10,696 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,737 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10,781 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,787 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10,856 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10,902 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10,845 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 10,790 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,776 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10,795 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,868 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10,912 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10,909 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,892 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10,850 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10,730 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,555 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10,319 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,082 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9,904 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9,751 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9,601 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 9,425 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,494 | 8,072 | 8,751 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,015 | 8,818 | 9,237 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,008 | 9,424 | 10,460 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,709 | 10,474 | 10,980 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,785 | 10,696 | 10,902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,761 | 10,319 | 10,912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,753 | 9,425 | 10,082 | 5 |
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More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Benin?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Benin was 9,425 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10,980 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,072 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.