Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in Benin and 49.3 per 1,000 live births in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.06 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Benin has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
In 2023, Benin ranked 14 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 18 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Benin at 22.6 per 1,000 live births and Congo - Kinshasa at 19.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Benin	Congo - Kinshasa	World
2023	52.3	49.3	27.3
2022	53.7	50.6	28.2
2021	54.9	52	28.4
2020	56.2	53.6	28.7
2019	57.6	55.3	29.2
2018	59	56.8	29.7
2017	60.3	58.5	30.3
2016	61.6	60.2	31.1
2015	62.9	62	32.1
2014	64.1	63.9	32.9
2013	65.4	65.8	33.9
2012	66.7	67.9	35
2011	68	70	36.8
2010	69.4	72.2	37.7
2009	70.7	74.6	39.1
2008	72.1	77	40.4
2007	73.4	79.4	42
2006	74.9	81.9	43.7
2005	76.4	84.5	45.4
2004	78.1	87	47.2
2003	79.8	89.6	48.8
2002	81.5	92.2	50.6
2001	83.1	94.5	52.2
2000	84.8	96.7	53.7
1999	86.6	98.8	55.5
1998	88.4	100.8	57.1
1997	90.2	103	58.3
1996	92.2	105.7	59.6
1995	94	105.2	60.8
1994	95.9	106.7	62
1993	97.9	107.9	62.9
1992	100	108.8	64.1
1991	102.2	110	64.9
1990	104.1	111.3	64.9
1989	106.3	112.6	66.2
1988	108.2	113.8	68
1987	110.4	115	68.6
1986	112.5	116.3	70.8
1985	114.6	117.6	72.9
1984	116.5	119.1	74.6
1983	118.6	120.5	76.1
1982	120.8	122.1	76.6
1981	123	123.6	78.7
1980	125.3	125.1	80.6
1979	127.8	126.6	82.5
1978	130.4	128.7	84.7
1977	133.1	129.4	86.4
1976	135.9	130.8	88.1
1975	138.8	132.2	89.6
1974	141.6	133.7	90.9
1973	144.4	135.4	92.1
1972	147.3	137.1	93.6
1971	150.4	139	96.1
1970	153.1	140.9	96.9
1969	156	143	98.3
1968	158.9	145.1	100.2
1967	161.8	147.2	103.1
1966	164.9	149.3	104.9
1965	168	152.8	106.4
1964	171	155.6	106.1
1963	173.9	156.5	107.7
1962	176.9	158.3	110.2
1961	179.9	159.9	121.5
1960	182.9	160.2	131.8
1959	185.9	161.8	125.7
1958	188.7	163.6	117.7
1957	191.5	165.6	120
1956	194.3	167.6	121.9
1955	197.1	169.6	124.8
1954	199.8	171.7	127.7
1953	202.4	173.9	130.1
1952	204.8	176.2	132.7
1951	207.3	178.5	136
1950	209.8	180.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Benin	Congo - Kinshasa	World
2024	51.645.4–58.3	48.642.4–54.6	26.9
2025	50.942.4–60.3	4839.7–56.7	26.4
2026	50.339.7–61.5	47.437.7–58.3	25.9
2027	49.636.8–62.5	46.834.8–59.3	25.4
2028	4935.2–64.1	46.233.2–61	24.9
2029	48.433.3–64.8	45.631.4–61.2	24.5
2030	47.832.3–66.4	4528.9–61.9	24
2031	47.231–68.1	44.528.1–63.8	23.6
2032	46.729.3–68.2	43.927.1–63.8	23.2
2033	46.127.8–68.3	43.325.7–64.3	22.8
2034	45.626.7–69.7	42.824.6–65.6	22.3
2035	4525.3–69.6	42.323.4–66.6	21.9
2036	44.524.2–71.2	41.821.7–66.4	21.5
2037	43.922.9–70.2	41.321.1–66.6	21.1
2038	43.422.1–70.5	40.719.2–66.8	20.8
2039	42.920.8–72.2	40.318.4–67.6	20.4
2040	42.420–71.6	39.817.5–67.9	20
2041	41.919.5–73.4	39.316.7–67.8	19.7
2042	41.518.6–73.4	38.816.2–68.4	19.4
2043	4118.1–72.9	38.415.7–69.1	19
2044	40.517.1–73.7	37.915.3–69.9	18.7
2045	40.216.2–74.9	37.414.8–69.4	18.4
2046	39.815.7–74.4	3714.6–69.9	18.2
2047	39.414.5–74	36.613.8–70.5	17.9
2048	3914.1–75.2	36.213.1–72.5	17.7
2049	38.514.1–76.1	35.812.8–71.3	17.5
2050	38.113.1–75.3	35.312.1–71.2	17.3
2051	37.712.9–77	34.911.7–72.5	17.1
2052	37.412.2–75.4	34.511.2–72.7	16.9
2053	3712.2–76	34.110.8–73.3	16.7
2054	36.612.1–77.1	33.710.4–73.8	16.5
2055	36.312.1–76.2	33.410.3–73.8	16.3
2056	35.911.5–77	3310.1–75.8	16.1
2057	35.510.9–77.2	32.79.8–75	15.9
2058	35.210.4–76.9	32.310–74.4	15.7
2059	34.810.3–75.7	329.8–75.1	15.5
2060	34.510.2–77	31.69.5–73.3	15.3
2061	34.19.9–75.5	31.39.3–73.9	15.1
2062	33.89.8–75.8	318.6–75.3	14.9
2063	33.49.6–76	30.78.7–73.5	14.7
2064	33.19.3–77.6	30.48.4–72.7	14.5
2065	32.89.2–76.2	308.3–72.4	14.3
2066	32.59–78.3	29.68.1–71.8	14.1
2067	32.29–76.7	29.27.9–72.4	13.9
2068	31.98.8–76.3	28.97.7–71.4	13.8
2069	31.58.6–76.4	28.57.7–71.7	13.6
2070	31.28.6–75.7	28.17.5–71.7	13.4
2071	30.88.5–75.4	27.87.3–69.7	13.2
2072	30.58.1–75.1	27.47.4–72.1	13
2073	30.17.8–74.8	27.17.2–71.2	12.9
2074	29.87.8–75.6	26.77.1–72.1	12.7
2075	29.57.6–75.3	26.47.2–71.7	12.6
2076	29.27.5–75.5	26.17–72.2	12.4
2077	28.87.2–76.5	25.87–72.3	12.3
2078	28.57–76.5	25.56.6–72.5	12.1
2079	28.26.8–74.1	25.16.6–72.7	12
2080	27.96.9–75.3	24.86.6–71.2	11.8
2081	27.66.8–76.6	24.56.4–70.8	11.7
2082	27.26.9–76.1	24.26.2–71	11.6
2083	26.96.6–76.4	23.96.3–72	11.5
2084	26.66.4–75	23.76.1–70.6	11.4
2085	26.36.5–75	23.46–70.5	11.3
2086	266.2–74.7	23.25.7–69.7	11.1
2087	25.76.3–75.5	22.95.7–71.2	11
2088	25.56.1–73.8	22.75.6–70.6	10.9
2089	25.26.1–74.5	22.45.5–69.5	10.8
2090	255.8–73.8	22.25.4–68.3	10.7
2091	24.75.8–74.4	21.95.5–69.8	10.6
2092	24.55.9–73.1	21.75.5–70.4	10.5
2093	24.25.8–72.4	21.45.3–71.5	10.4
2094	23.95.7–72.6	21.15.2–72.4	10.3
2095	23.75.7–71.1	20.94.9–68.9	10.1
2096	23.55.7–72.8	20.75–70	10
2097	23.35.4–71.6	20.44.8–69.5	9.9
2098	235.4–72.8	20.14.7–70.1	9.8
2099	22.75.3–71.2	19.94.8–69.9	9.7
2100	22.65.2–70.8	19.64.8–69.2	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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