Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1742 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1742 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1967 units per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.1579 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.1742 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1967 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1579 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.162 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1648 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1658 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1666 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1672 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1689 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1697 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1705 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1709 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1713 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1722 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1727 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1739 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1762 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1788 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1811 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1828 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1849 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1855 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.186 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1862 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1861 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1855 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.185 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1847 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1876 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.189 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1872 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1868 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1864 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1854 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1854 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1867 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1878 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1896 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1912 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1918 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1927 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1937 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1947 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1958 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1967 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1954 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1929 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1853 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1817 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1779 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1742 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1742 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1742 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.164 units per square kilometre | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1714 units per square kilometre | 0.1689 units per square kilometre | 0.1739 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | 0.1762 units per square kilometre | 0.1862 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1865 units per square kilometre | 0.1847 units per square kilometre | 0.189 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1882 units per square kilometre | 0.1854 units per square kilometre | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1944 units per square kilometre | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | 0.1967 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1798 units per square kilometre | 0.1742 units per square kilometre | 0.1853 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 11 Gambia 0.1962 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malawi 0.1903 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.1783 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1655 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.1284 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1151 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, male, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1742 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1967 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1579 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, male, 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, 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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, 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.