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
2019 59.00
2018 60.40
2017 61.80
2016 63.00
2015 64.30
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How does Benin rank in Infant Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
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
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