Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Mortality rate, infant

Benin
46.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
46.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Benin rank
16th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
15th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 46.6 per 1,000 live births against 46.4 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 16th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1970s 127.84 per 1,000 live births 136.99 per 1,000 live births 9.15 per 1,000 live births Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 107.48 per 1,000 live births 104.01 per 1,000 live births 3.47 per 1,000 live births Benin
1990s 89.44 per 1,000 live births 98.06 per 1,000 live births 8.62 per 1,000 live births Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 71.98 per 1,000 live births 81.38 per 1,000 live births 9.4 per 1,000 live births Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 57.71 per 1,000 live births 60.29 per 1,000 live births 2.58 per 1,000 live births Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 48.4 per 1,000 live births 48.65 per 1,000 live births 0.25 per 1,000 live births Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 46.6 per 1,000 live births against 46.4 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Benin ranks 16th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release