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Health · West Africa

Benin Infant Mortality

45.2as of 2024-2.8% vs 2023

Infant deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

Trend

20002024 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodInfant Mortality
202445.2
202346.5
202247.8
202149.1
202050.4
201951.8
201853.1
201754.4
201655.8
201557
201458.4
201359.8

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BJ&metric_key=infant_mortality_rate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Infant Mortality across Africa

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CountryInfant MortalityPeriod
Nigeria69.82024
Kenya34.22024
South Africa24.22024
Egypt20.82024
Ghana27.52024
Ethiopia34.52024

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