Benin vs Madagascar

Benin vs Madagascar: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Benin and 6.2 per 100 live births in Madagascar, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 1.2 per 100 live births, or 1.2 times that in Madagascar.

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

Benin vs Madagascar: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 7.5 per 100 live births in Benin and 6.2 per 100 live births in Madagascar, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 1.2 per 100 live births, or 1.2 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Madagascar.
  • In 2024, Benin ranked 12 and Madagascar ranked 19 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

YearBeninMadagascarWorld
20247.56.23.7
20237.76.43.8
202286.54
20218.26.54
20208.56.53.9
20198.76.54
20188.96.54
20179.26.54.1
20169.46.54.2
20159.66.54.3
20149.86.64.4
201310.16.64.5
201210.36.74.7
201110.56.95
201010.775.1
2009117.25.3
200811.27.55.5
200711.47.85.7
200611.78.16
2005128.46.2
200412.38.86.6
200312.59.26.8
200212.99.67.1
200113.2107.4
200013.510.47.7
199913.810.97.9
199814.211.48.3
199714.5128.4
199614.812.58.6
199515.2138.8
199415.513.58.9
199315.9149.1
199216.314.49.2
199116.714.99.3
199017.115.59.4
198917.5169.5
198817.916.610
198718.417.19.9
198618.717.410.3
198519.117.710.6
198419.517.810.9
198319.92411.1
198220.330.511.2
198120.724.611.6
198021.124.511.9
197921.616.911.9
197822.116.712.3
197722.616.512.6
197623.116.312.8
197523.616.113.1
197424.115.813.3
197324.615.613.5
197225.115.313.7
197125.515.113.9
19702614.914.2
196926.414.814.6
196826.814.615
196727.31815.3
196627.818.615.1
196528.319.215.1
196428.8–15.7
196329.3–16.2
196229.8–17
196130.3–18.8
196030.8–20.2
195931.2–19.9
195831.7–19.7
195732.1–20.5
195632.5–21.3
195532.9–22.3
195433.3–22.8
195333.6–23.3
195234–23.9
195134.3–24.3
195034.7–24.7
194935.1–24.9
194835.5–24.9
194735.9–25.5
194636.3–25.8
194536.8–26.7
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

Each country on its own

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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