Number of under-five deaths, female in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths, female was 16,038 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16,038
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
29th
of 197 countries
All-time high
18,801
in 1995
All-time low
15,745
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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
Benin recorded 16,038 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Benin peaked at 18,801 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15,745, in 1960.
That places Benin 29th 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 under-five deaths, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,745 | — |
| 1961 | 15,952 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 16,157 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 16,441 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 16,553 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 16,631 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 16,675 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 16,719 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 16,796 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16,868 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 16,929 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16,980 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 16,999 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16,985 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 16,987 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16,994 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17,078 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 17,259 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 17,488 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 17,677 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 17,814 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 17,995 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 18,151 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 18,270 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 18,374 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 18,457 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18,467 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 18,453 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 18,442 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 18,409 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 18,394 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18,671 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 18,801 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 18,660 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 18,648 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18,668 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 18,573 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18,424 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 18,306 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 18,244 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 18,233 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 18,249 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18,258 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,344 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18,431 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18,416 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 18,395 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 18,408 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18,437 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18,508 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 18,581 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18,616 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18,645 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18,632 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18,503 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18,260 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 17,917 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 17,533 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 17,165 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 16,772 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 16,423 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 16,038 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,397 | 15,745 | 16,796 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,982 | 16,868 | 17,078 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,995 | 17,259 | 18,467 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,572 | 18,394 | 18,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,330 | 18,233 | 18,431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,451 | 17,917 | 18,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,786 | 16,038 | 17,533 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 26 Philippines 20,874 compare
- 27 Guinea 20,073 compare
- 28 South Africa 18,754 compare
- 30 Brazil 16,007 compare
- 31 South Sudan 14,837 compare
- 32 Zambia 14,807 compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Benin was 16,038 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18,801 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,745 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.