Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1093 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1093 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
13th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1232 units per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0866 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1093 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1232 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0866 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 13th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0866 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0948 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0982 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1071 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1101 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.111 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1112 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1118 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1121 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1156 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1144 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.116 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1195 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1195 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1208 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1219 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1228 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1232 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1232 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1228 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1216 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1171 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1127 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | 0.0866 units per square kilometre | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.111 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | 0.1112 units per square kilometre | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | 0.1195 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | 0.1171 units per square kilometre | 0.1232 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 10 Gambia 0.1542 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Malawi 0.1492 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1106 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Togo 0.1055 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 India 0.0996 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.0963 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, male, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1093 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1232 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0866 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.