Benin - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Benin was 23,913 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,685 in 2012 and a minimum value of 19,078 in 1960.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,078 |
| 1961 | 19,213 |
| 1962 | 19,342 |
| 1963 | 19,472 |
| 1964 | 19,588 |
| 1965 | 19,687 |
| 1966 | 19,798 |
| 1967 | 19,911 |
| 1968 | 20,034 |
| 1969 | 20,154 |
| 1970 | 20,281 |
| 1971 | 20,414 |
| 1972 | 20,533 |
| 1973 | 20,646 |
| 1974 | 20,749 |
| 1975 | 20,852 |
| 1976 | 20,942 |
| 1977 | 21,043 |
| 1978 | 21,164 |
| 1979 | 21,320 |
| 1980 | 21,489 |
| 1981 | 21,672 |
| 1982 | 21,864 |
| 1983 | 22,068 |
| 1984 | 22,276 |
| 1985 | 22,482 |
| 1986 | 22,676 |
| 1987 | 22,874 |
| 1988 | 23,051 |
| 1989 | 23,216 |
| 1990 | 23,380 |
| 1991 | 23,527 |
| 1992 | 23,651 |
| 1993 | 23,761 |
| 1994 | 23,853 |
| 1995 | 23,943 |
| 1996 | 24,029 |
| 1997 | 24,101 |
| 1998 | 24,155 |
| 1999 | 24,195 |
| 2000 | 24,217 |
| 2001 | 24,234 |
| 2002 | 24,246 |
| 2003 | 24,265 |
| 2004 | 24,294 |
| 2005 | 24,330 |
| 2006 | 24,387 |
| 2007 | 24,461 |
| 2008 | 24,526 |
| 2009 | 24,597 |
| 2010 | 24,656 |
| 2011 | 24,682 |
| 2012 | 24,685 |
| 2013 | 24,665 |
| 2014 | 24,625 |
| 2015 | 24,578 |
| 2016 | 24,498 |
| 2017 | 24,408 |
| 2018 | 24,283 |
| 2019 | 24,104 |
| 2020 | 23,913 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Benin was 35,910 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,381 in 1998 and a minimum value of 31,662 in 1960.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 31,662 |
| 1961 | 31,875 |
| 1962 | 32,084 |
| 1963 | 32,300 |
| 1964 | 32,499 |
| 1965 | 32,673 |
| 1966 | 32,872 |
| 1967 | 33,078 |
| 1968 | 33,300 |
| 1969 | 33,510 |
| 1970 | 33,726 |
| 1971 | 33,947 |
| 1972 | 34,135 |
| 1973 | 34,307 |
| 1974 | 34,459 |
| 1975 | 34,609 |
| 1976 | 34,737 |
| 1977 | 34,884 |
| 1978 | 35,059 |
| 1979 | 35,261 |
| 1980 | 35,488 |
| 1981 | 35,742 |
| 1982 | 36,007 |
| 1983 | 36,284 |
| 1984 | 36,565 |
| 1985 | 36,830 |
| 1986 | 37,068 |
| 1987 | 37,307 |
| 1988 | 37,507 |
| 1989 | 37,679 |
| 1990 | 37,835 |
| 1991 | 37,965 |
| 1992 | 38,059 |
| 1993 | 38,134 |
| 1994 | 38,199 |
| 1995 | 38,265 |
| 1996 | 38,331 |
| 1997 | 38,371 |
| 1998 | 38,381 |
| 1999 | 38,360 |
| 2000 | 38,303 |
| 2001 | 38,234 |
| 2002 | 38,148 |
| 2003 | 38,070 |
| 2004 | 38,005 |
| 2005 | 37,952 |
| 2006 | 37,938 |
| 2007 | 37,956 |
| 2008 | 37,965 |
| 2009 | 37,995 |
| 2010 | 38,007 |
| 2011 | 37,971 |
| 2012 | 37,900 |
| 2013 | 37,792 |
| 2014 | 37,647 |
| 2015 | 37,488 |
| 2016 | 37,270 |
| 2017 | 37,035 |
| 2018 | 36,737 |
| 2019 | 36,339 |
| 2020 | 35,910 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Benin was 12,786 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,786 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,917 in 1960.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,917 |
| 1961 | 7,036 |
| 1962 | 7,160 |
| 1963 | 7,271 |
| 1964 | 7,376 |
| 1965 | 7,481 |
| 1966 | 7,576 |
| 1967 | 7,673 |
| 1968 | 7,767 |
| 1969 | 7,866 |
| 1970 | 7,965 |
| 1971 | 8,060 |
| 1972 | 8,169 |
| 1973 | 8,272 |
| 1974 | 8,379 |
| 1975 | 8,488 |
| 1976 | 8,607 |
| 1977 | 8,728 |
| 1978 | 8,848 |
| 1979 | 8,970 |
| 1980 | 9,087 |
| 1981 | 9,207 |
| 1982 | 9,327 |
| 1983 | 9,469 |
| 1984 | 9,608 |
| 1985 | 9,745 |
| 1986 | 9,888 |
| 1987 | 10,032 |
| 1988 | 10,163 |
| 1989 | 10,290 |
| 1990 | 10,406 |
| 1991 | 10,504 |
| 1992 | 10,604 |
| 1993 | 10,708 |
| 1994 | 10,823 |
| 1995 | 10,947 |
| 1996 | 11,069 |
| 1997 | 11,189 |
| 1998 | 11,278 |
| 1999 | 11,341 |
| 2000 | 11,381 |
| 2001 | 11,407 |
| 2002 | 11,429 |
| 2003 | 11,460 |
| 2004 | 11,527 |
| 2005 | 11,632 |
| 2006 | 11,746 |
| 2007 | 11,885 |
| 2008 | 12,025 |
| 2009 | 12,163 |
| 2010 | 12,280 |
| 2011 | 12,377 |
| 2012 | 12,457 |
| 2013 | 12,521 |
| 2014 | 12,580 |
| 2015 | 12,628 |
| 2016 | 12,691 |
| 2017 | 12,730 |
| 2018 | 12,756 |
| 2019 | 12,779 |
| 2020 | 12,786 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
