Number of under-five deaths, male in Benin
Benin: Number of under-five deaths, male was 19,266 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19,266
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22,175
in 2015
All-time low
17,527
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Benin stood at 19,266.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Benin peaked at 22,175 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,527, in 1960.
That places Benin 30th 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, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,527 | — |
| 1961 | 17,805 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 18,074 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 18,268 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 18,442 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 18,585 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 18,700 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 18,783 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 18,852 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 18,952 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 19,046 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 19,136 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 19,226 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 19,275 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 19,316 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 19,357 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 19,382 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 19,420 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 19,470 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 19,609 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 19,873 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 20,167 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 20,417 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 20,609 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 20,744 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 20,854 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20,915 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 20,969 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21,000 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 20,984 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 20,944 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 20,917 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 20,865 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 20,822 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 21,159 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 21,308 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,114 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 21,061 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 21,048 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 21,021 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 20,949 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 20,909 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 20,901 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,954 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21,056 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21,172 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 21,378 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 21,564 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21,628 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 21,668 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 21,730 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21,839 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21,959 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 22,074 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22,152 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22,175 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22,156 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22,035 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21,748 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 21,348 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20,895 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 20,483 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 20,059 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19,643 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 19,266 | -1.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 19,266 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 19,266 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,399 | 17,527 | 18,952 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,324 | 19,046 | 19,609 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,653 | 19,873 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,026 | 20,822 | 21,308 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,218 | 20,901 | 21,668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,922 | 21,348 | 22,175 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,069 | 19,266 | 20,895 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 in Benin?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Benin was 19,266 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, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22,175 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,527 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.