Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, neonatal
Benin
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
22.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
15th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Benin
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 22.7 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 4.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.53 per 1,000 live births | 41.51 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2000s | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | 34.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.88 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2010s | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | 27.53 per 1,000 live births | 4.07 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 23.88 per 1,000 live births | 4.32 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Benin, at 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 22.7 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 4.5 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Benin ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.