Benin vs Lower middle income: Mortality rate, neonatal
Benin
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lower middle income
21.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Lower middle income rank
16th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Benin
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 21.6 per 1,000 live births in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.53 per 1,000 live births | 46.08 per 1,000 live births | 4.55 per 1,000 live births | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | 35.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2010s | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | 27.36 per 1,000 live births | 4.24 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 22.74 per 1,000 live births | 5.46 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 Lower middle income?
- Benin, at 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 21.6 per 1,000 live births in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and Lower middle income?
- 5.6 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Lower middle income rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Benin ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 16th 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.