Under-five mortality rate

90.11 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2020

In 2020, under-5 mortality rate for Benin was 90.11 deaths per thousand live births. Between 1971 and 2020, under-5 mortality rate of Benin was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 261.14 deaths per thousand live births in 1971 to 90.11 deaths per thousand live births in 2020.

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Deaths under age five per 1,000 live births. Both sexes combined. Probability of dying between birth and exact age 5. It is expressed as deaths per 1,000 births.

Date Value Change, %
2020 90.11 -2.34%
2019 92.27 -2.26%
2018 94.40 -2.17%
2017 96.49 -2.08%
2016 98.54 -2.01%
2015 100.55 -1.95%
2014 102.55 -1.94%
2013 104.58 -1.96%
2012 106.67 -2.02%
2011 108.88 -2.12%
2010 111.24 -2.26%
2009 113.80