๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ Infant Mortality Rate of Benin

53.92
Infant Mortality Rate
26,538
Infant Deaths
121,452
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Benin is 53.921 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -1.92% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 54.978 and 26,747 infants died for the year. In the future, Benin's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 21.4639 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Benin's infant mortality rate by -60.19% from today's standard. This positive trend of Benin's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Benin (1950-2024)

Benin has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 210.1771 to 53.921 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -74.34% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 210.1771 18,286 71,531
1951 208.0127 19,323 72,119
1952 205.4399 19,356 72,151
1953 202.9603 19,453 71,924
1954 200.4113 19,567 72,009
1955 197.7018 19,699 71,812
1956 194.9653 19,858 71,399
1957 192.175 20,052 71,561
1958 189.3673 20,251 71,417
1959 186.4963 20,449 71,390
1960 183.6039 20,657 71,600
1961 180.5432 20,971 71,881
1962 177.5086 21,199 72,083
1963 174.3994 21,330 72,218
1964 171.2708 21,437 72,309
1965 168.1812 21,508 72,389
1966 164.9964 21,516 72,339
1967 161.9536 21,481 72,400
1968 159.1006 21,494 72,335
1969 156.331 21,526 72,648
1970 153.7245 21,587 72,957
1971 151.1703 21,689 73,165
1972 148.2127 21,728 72,968
1973 145.3196 21,720 73,104
1974 142.3865 21,706 73,116
1975 139.4771 21,726 72,937
1976 136.5076 21,749 72,272
1977 133.5241 21,776 71,975
1978 130.7196 21,787 71,440
1979 128.128 22,012 72,077
1980 125.6501 22,388 72,619
1981 123.3226 22,747 73,395
1982 121.172 22,991 73,901
1983 119.0962 23,123 74,241
1984 117.0917 23,318 74,903
1985 115.2127 23,545 75,001
1986 113.096 23,715 74,903
1987 111.015 23,897 75,095
1988 108.8337 24,025 75,127
1989 106.8081 24,066 75,703
1990 104.5826 24,143 75,736
1991 102.6022 24,309 76,556
1992 100.2856 24,300 76,904
1993 98.084 24,389 77,391
1994 96.0093 25,433 80,414
1995 94.0809 25,192 80,065
1996 92.3436 24,838 80,312
1997 90.4714 24,743 80,473
1998 88.5743 24,708 81,384
1999 86.7504 24,720 82,158
2000 84.9859 24,672 83,716
2001 83.2576 24,693 85,280
2002 81.5685 24,830 87,469
2003 79.8623 25,104 89,227
2004 78.1488 25,269 91,150
2005 76.5184 25,336 92,233
2006 74.9877 25,597 93,619
2007 73.5503 25,611 94,799
2008 72.2229 25,568 96,171
2009 70.8634 25,629 98,145
2010 69.5907 25,728 98,809
2011 68.2288 25,862 100,885
2012 66.9203 26,062 102,401
2013 65.6149 26,303 104,003
2014 64.3477 26,592 106,122
2015 63.118 26,785 107,775
2016 61.8771 26,973 109,926
2017 60.6306 27,069 111,246
2018 59.3179 26,959 112,575
2019 57.9336 26,745 113,670
2020 56.479 26,436 118,400
2021 54.9716 26,088 122,627
2022 54.396 26,146 124,512
2023 54.978 26,747 124,328
2024 53.921 26,538 121,452

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Benin (2024-2100)

Benin's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 53.921 to an average of 21.4639 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -60.19% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 53.921 26,538 121,452
2025 53.1372 26,515 123,390
2026 52.4094 26,483 125,396
2027 51.6554 26,438 127,399
2028 50.911 26,399 129,455
2029 50.1899 26,395 131,613
2030 49.4823 26,340 133,778
2031 48.8129 26,320 136,054
2032 48.1585 26,302 138,403
2033 47.506 26,350 140,879
2034 46.9269 26,314 143,421
2035 46.3216 26,253 145,943
2036 45.6974 26,236 148,535
2037 45.1228 26,255 151,293
2038 44.5564 26,244 154,074
2039 43.9752 26,288 156,958
2040 43.455 26,336 159,956
2041 42.8979 26,291 162,890
2042 42.3508 26,281 165,953
2043 41.8052 26,221 168,966
2044 41.2914 26,183 172,082
2045 40.7905 26,159 175,294
2046 40.3035 26,052 178,511
2047 39.83 25,911 181,747
2048 39.3611 25,881 185,112
2049 38.9065 25,816 188,539
2050 38.438 25,704 191,975
2051 37.9905 25,609 195,470
2052 37.5812 25,425 199,010
2053 37.1172 25,315 202,619
2054 36.7305 25,156 206,270
2055 36.2846 25,018 210,062
2056 35.8747 24,917 213,899
2057 35.4538 24,672 217,677
2058 35.0414 24,417 221,507
2059 34.6522 24,342 225,650
2060 34.2931 24,248 229,890
2061 33.897 24,156 234,123
2062 33.5051 23,980 238,443
2063 33.1581 23,809 242,859
2064 32.7315 23,669 247,470
2065 32.358 23,476 252,104
2066 31.9536 23,279 256,762
2067 31.546 23,139 261,567
2068 31.1637 22,979 266,347
2069 30.7979 22,678 271,226
2070 30.4155 22,430 276,041
2071 30.0135 22,218 280,823
2072 29.6472 22,035 285,936
2073 29.3122 21,936 291,104
2074 28.9487 21,658 296,206
2075 28.5707 21,340 301,316
2076 28.196 21,181 306,613
2077 27.8861 20,998 312,139
2078 27.5211 20,750 317,371
2079 27.1901 20,591 322,972
2080 26.914 20,417 328,675
2081 26.5765 20,092 334,278
2082 26.2163 19,884 339,906
2083 25.943 19,653 345,722
2084 25.6046 19,335 351,313
2085 25.2884 19,201 357,347
2086 24.9551 18,928 362,970
2087 24.6874 18,743 368,850
2088 24.437 18,578 374,974
2089 24.1523 18,244 380,910
2090 23.8904 18,086 387,102
2091 23.6209 17,910 393,000
2092 23.3557 17,731 398,982
2093 23.1113 17,457 404,915
2094 22.8489 17,253 411,000
2095 22.5819 17,061 417,013
2096 22.3593 16,859 423,156
2097 22.13 16,636 429,217
2098 21.9245 16,466 435,103
2099 21.6752 16,222 440,914
2100 21.4639 16,065 446,918

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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