Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Benin is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.007 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 2024.
That places Benin 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.007 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.007 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.006 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.005 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.004 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.003 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.0014 units per person compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.0014 units per person compare
- 11 Liberia 0.0014 units per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0012 units per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0012 units per person compare
- 15 Cameroon 0.0012 units per person 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, male, per capita in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Benin was 0.0013 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.