What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and Mali?

0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?

61 years are reported by both, from 1964 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 Mali: Mortality rate, neonatal

Benin

27.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mali

28 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Benin rank

18th

Mali rank

16th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Benin
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 28 per 1,000 live births against 27.2 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 18th and Mali ranks 16th of 196 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60.63 per 1,000 live births	100.58 per 1,000 live births	39.95 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1970s	55.17 per 1,000 live births	94.94 per 1,000 live births	39.77 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1980s	48.35 per 1,000 live births	74.97 per 1,000 live births	26.62 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1990s	41.53 per 1,000 live births	60.59 per 1,000 live births	19.06 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2000s	35.56 per 1,000 live births	45.4 per 1,000 live births	9.84 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2010s	31.6 per 1,000 live births	35.68 per 1,000 live births	4.08 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2020s	28.2 per 1,000 live births	29.54 per 1,000 live births	1.34 per 1,000 live births	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Benin or Mali?: Mali, at 28 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 Mali?: 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Benin ranks 18th and Mali ranks 16th of 196 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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.