Benin
Under-5 mortality rate in Benin
per 1,000 live births · World Bank · Annual
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Probability of a child born in a specified year dying before reaching the age of five, expressed per 1,000 live births.
Calculation
Joint estimate from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) — WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, UN Population Division. Uses a Bayesian B-spline model fit to all available country data.
Primary source
Update frequency
Annual
Caveats
Country estimates can differ from national official figures because the IGME model harmonises across multiple data sources.
Cite this dataset
For researchers and journalists.
Cusp Africa. 2026. "Benin — Under-5 mortality rate." Sourced from World Bank (Indicator SH.DYN.MORT). Accessed June 3, 2026. https://cuspafrica.com/data/under-5-mortality/benin.
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