Benin Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Benin infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Benin in 2025 is 51.833 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.17% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Benin in 2024 was 52.981 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.12% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Benin in 2023 was 54.129 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.53% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Benin in 2022 was 55.533 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.47% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 67.740
Sierra Leone 66.713
Chad 64.822
Somalia 60.749
South Sudan 56.748
Mali 54.476
Benin 51.833
Guinea-Bissau 48.215
Comoros 47.172
Haiti 45.755
Liberia 44.402
Guinea 42.596
Afghanistan 42.287
Burkina Faso 42.060
Mozambique 42.043
Togo 41.226
Yemen 40.377
Niger 36.958
Uganda 36.858
Gambia 36.230
Burundi 34.952
Zimbabwe 32.715
Tanzania 31.874
Malawi 29.843
Ethiopia 27.192
Eritrea 24.724
Senegal 24.441
Tajikistan 22.576
Nepal 22.057
Madagascar 21.163
Rwanda 20.786
Benin - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 51.833 -2.170%
2024 52.981 -2.120%
2023 54.129 -2.530%
2022 55.533 -2.470%
2021 56.937 -2.410%
2020 58.341 -2.350%
2019 59.745 -2.300%
2018 61.149 -2.080%
2017 62.451 -2.040%
2016 63.753 -2.000%
2015 65.056 -1.960%
2014 66.358 -1.920%
2013 67.660 -1.980%
2012 69.029 -1.940%
2011 70.398 -1.910%
2010 71.767 -1.870%
2009 73.136 -1.840%
2008 74.505 -2.490%
2007 76.409 -2.430%
2006 78.314 -2.370%
2005 80.218 -2.320%
2004 82.123 -2.270%
2003 84.027 -2.160%
2002 85.886 -2.120%
2001 87.744 -2.070%
2000 89.603 -2.030%
1999 91.461 -1.990%
1998 93.320 -1.860%
1997 95.091 -1.830%
1996 96.862 -1.800%
1995 98.634 -1.760%
1994 100.405 -1.730%
1993 102.176 -2.170%
1992 104.444 -2.130%
1991 106.713 -2.080%
1990 108.981 -2.040%
1989 111.250 -2.000%
1988 113.518 -1.740%
1987 115.533 -1.720%
1986 117.549 -1.690%
1985 119.564 -1.660%
1984 121.580 -1.630%
1983 123.595 -1.850%
1982 125.927 -1.820%
1981 128.258 -1.790%
1980 130.590 -1.750%
1979 132.921 -1.720%
1978 135.253 -2.230%
1977 138.344 -2.190%
1976 141.435 -2.140%
1975 144.527 -2.090%
1974 147.618 -2.050%
1973 150.709 -1.580%
1972 153.133 -1.560%
1971 155.557 -1.530%
1970 157.982 -1.510%
1969 160.406 -1.490%
1968 162.830 -1.590%
1967 165.461 -1.570%
1966 168.092 -1.540%
1965 170.723 -1.520%
1964 173.354 -1.500%
1963 175.985 -1.840%
1962 179.286 -1.810%
1961 182.586 -1.780%
1960 185.887 -1.740%
1959 189.187 -1.710%
1958 192.488 -1.570%
1957 195.554 -1.540%
1956 198.620 -1.520%
1955 201.687 -1.500%
1954 204.753 -1.480%
1953 207.819 -1.450%
1952 210.885 -1.430%
1951 213.951 -1.410%
1950 217.018 0.000%