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Health · West Africa

Benin Under-Five Mortality

74.7as of 2024-3.2% vs 2023

Deaths before age five per 1,000 live births. Source: WHO GHO. Retrieved August 8, 2026.

Trend

20002024 · WHO

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodUnder-Five Mortality
202474.7
202377.2
202279.6
202182.2
202084.6
201987
201889.4
201791.8
201694
201596.1
201498.4
2013100.6

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=under_five_mortality_rate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Under-Five Mortality across Africa

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CountryUnder-Five MortalityPeriod
Nigeria115.62024
Kenya38.82024
South Africa35.12024
Egypt22.42024
Ghana35.92024
Ethiopia44.52024

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