Benin - Infant Mortality Rate
Since 2014, Benin Infant Mortality Rate fell by 2.1% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 13 among other countries in Infant Mortality Rate at 59 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Benin is overtaken by Mali, which was number 12 with 60.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Ivory Coast with 58.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic lead the ranking with 81 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, a fall of 2.9% versus 2018. Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.4% per year, while Macedonia was the worst growing country at -13.6% per year.
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Date | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births |
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2019 | 59.00 |
2018 | 60.40 |
2017 | 61.80 |
2016 | 63.00 |
2015 | 64.30 |
How does Benin rank in Infant Mortality Rate?
# | 193 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | ||
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1 |
#1
Central African Republic
|
81 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.5 % | View data | |
2 |
#2
Sierra Leone
|
81 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.1 % | View data | |
12 |
#12
Mali
|
60 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.6 % | View data | |
13 |
#13
Benin
|
59 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.1 % | View data | |
14 |
#14
Ivory Coast
|
59 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -2.6 % | View data |