Angola vs Benin

Angola vs Benin: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 4.9 per 100 live births in Angola and 7.5 per 100 live births in Benin, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 2.6 per 100 live births, or 1.52 times that in Angola.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Angola vs Benin: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 4.9 per 100 live births in Angola and 7.5 per 100 live births in Benin, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 2.6 per 100 live births, or 1.52 times that in Angola.
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What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Angola.
  • In 2024, Angola ranked 28 and Benin ranked 12 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearAngolaBeninWorld
20244.97.53.7
20235.17.73.8
20225.284
20215.38.24
20205.48.53.9
20195.58.74
20185.78.94
20175.89.24.1
201669.44.2
20156.29.64.3
20146.59.84.4
20136.810.14.5
20127.210.34.7
20117.710.55
20108.310.75.1
20099.1115.3
20089.911.25.5
200710.911.45.7
20061211.76
200513.2126.2
200414.412.36.6
200315.612.56.8
200216.612.97.1
200117.613.27.4
200018.513.57.7
199919.213.87.9
199819.814.28.3
199720.414.58.4
199620.714.88.6
19952115.28.8
199421.115.58.9
199321.215.99.1
199221.216.39.2
199121.316.79.3
199021.317.19.4
198921.317.59.5
198821.417.910
198721.518.49.9
198621.618.710.3
198521.719.110.6
198421.919.510.9
198322.219.911.1
198222.620.311.2
198122.920.711.6
198023.321.111.9
1979–21.611.9
1978–22.112.3
1977–22.612.6
1976–23.112.8
1975–23.613.1
1974–24.113.3
1973–24.613.5
1972–25.113.7
1971–25.513.9
1970–2614.2
1969–26.414.6
1968–26.815
1967–27.315.3
1966–27.815.1
1965–28.315.1
1964–28.815.7
1963–29.316.2
1962–29.817
1961–30.318.8
1960–30.820.2
1959–31.219.9
1958–31.719.7
1957–32.120.5
1956–32.521.3
1955–32.922.3
1954–33.322.8
1953–33.623.3
1952–3423.9
1951–34.324.3
1950–34.724.7
1949–35.124.9
1948–35.524.9
1947–35.925.5
1946–36.325.8
1945–36.826.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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