What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and IDA & IBRD total?

8.72 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA & IBRD total?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Benin vs IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, neonatal

Benin

27.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total

18.48 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Benin rank

18th

IDA & IBRD total rank

18th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Benin
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Benin currently reports 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 18.48 per 1,000 live births in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 8.72 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 18th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th of 197 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.53 per 1,000 live births	37.18 per 1,000 live births	4.35 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2000s	35.56 per 1,000 live births	28.56 per 1,000 live births	7 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2010s	31.6 per 1,000 live births	21.38 per 1,000 live births	10.22 per 1,000 live births	Benin
2020s	28.2 per 1,000 live births	19.13 per 1,000 live births	9.07 per 1,000 live births	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Benin or IDA & IBRD total?: Benin, at 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 18.48 per 1,000 live births in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and IDA & IBRD total?: 8.72 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA & IBRD total?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Benin ranks 18th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th 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: 03 September 2026

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