Benin - Male Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Benin Male Infant Mortality Rate was down by 2% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 14 comparing other countries in Male Infant Mortality Rate at 64.4 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births. Benin is overtaken by Ivory Coast, which was number 13 with 65.3 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births and is followed by Pakistan with 60.6 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births. Central African Republic ranked the highest with 87.5 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand 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 witnessed the best average annual growth at +5.8% per year, while Macedonia was the worst growing country at -13.5% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births
2019 64.40
2018 65.90
2017 67.40
2016 68.80
2015 70.10
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How does Benin rank in Male Infant Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
88 2019 -2.9 % -2.5 % View data
2 #2
Sierra Leone
86 2019 -2.9 % -3.0 % View data
13 #13
Ivory Coast
65 2019 -3.3 % -2.6 % View data
14 #14
Benin
64 2019 -2.3 % -2.0 % View data
15 #15
Pakistan
61 2019 -2.7 % -2.6 % View data
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