Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin
Benin: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 11.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin is 11.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin peaked at 28.2 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Benin ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.2 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 27.2 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 26.3 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 25.4 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 24.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 23.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 23.1 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 22.4 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 21.7 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 21.1 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 20.6 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 20 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 19.5 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.6 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 17.7 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 16.9 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.38 per 1,000 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.43 per 1,000 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.43 per 1,000 | 12.9 per 1,000 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 per 1,000 | 11.4 per 1,000 | 12.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 5 Nigeria 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 5 South Sudan 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 7 Madagascar 11.6 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 11.2 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Cameroon 10.9 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Chad 10.7 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Guinea 10.7 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Benin was 11.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.