Benin - Infant mortality rate

55.2 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2021

In 2021, infant mortality rate for Benin was 55.2 deaths per thousand live births. Between 1972 and 2021, infant mortality rate of Benin was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 148.3 deaths per thousand live births in 1972 to 55.2 deaths per thousand live births in 2021.

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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.