Benin - Male child mortality rate

89.4 (deaths per thousand live births) in 2021

In 2021, male child mortality rate for Benin was 89.4 deaths per thousand live births. Between 1972 and 2021, male child mortality rate of Benin was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 262.4 deaths per thousand live births in 1972 to 89.4 deaths per thousand live births in 2021.

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Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.