Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.1456 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1456 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1667 units per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.1415 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1456 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1667 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1415 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 14th 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1415 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1468 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1475 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1479 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1483 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.149 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1501 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1507 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1551 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1568 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.158 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1596 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.161 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.162 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1637 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1631 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1656 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1655 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1654 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1656 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1634 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1618 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1618 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1619 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1627 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1635 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1631 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1632 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1635 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1648 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1654 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1619 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1555 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1522 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1456 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1456 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1461 units per square kilometre | 0.1415 units per square kilometre | 0.149 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1596 units per square kilometre | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | 0.1631 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | 0.1635 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | 0.1589 units per square kilometre | 0.1654 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | 0.1555 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 11 Gambia 0.1533 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1523 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.1514 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1378 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 India 0.1059 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.1025 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1456 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1667 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1415 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.