Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Mortality rate, neonatal

Benin
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
27.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Benin
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 27.4 per 1,000 live births against 27.2 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 18th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 61.72 per 1,000 live births 84.48 per 1,000 live births 22.76 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 55.17 per 1,000 live births 67.36 per 1,000 live births 12.19 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 48.35 per 1,000 live births 52.16 per 1,000 live births 3.81 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 41.53 per 1,000 live births 44.67 per 1,000 live births 3.14 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 35.56 per 1,000 live births 38.4 per 1,000 live births 2.84 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 31.6 per 1,000 live births 32.59 per 1,000 live births 0.99 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 28.2 per 1,000 live births 28.46 per 1,000 live births 0.26 per 1,000 live births Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 27.4 per 1,000 live births against 27.2 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Benin ranks 18th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.