Benin vs Middle income: Mortality rate, neonatal

Benin
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle income
17.02 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Middle income rank
21st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Benin
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.02 per 1,000 live births in Middle income, a difference of 10.18 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.6 times Middle income's.

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

Benin ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 21st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 41.53 per 1,000 live births 36.66 per 1,000 live births 4.87 per 1,000 live births Benin
2000s 35.56 per 1,000 live births 27.69 per 1,000 live births 7.87 per 1,000 live births Benin
2010s 31.6 per 1,000 live births 20.24 per 1,000 live births 11.36 per 1,000 live births Benin
2020s 28.2 per 1,000 live births 17.72 per 1,000 live births 10.48 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 income?
Benin, at 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.02 per 1,000 live births in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Benin and Middle income?
10.18 per 1,000 live births, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Middle income rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Benin ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 21st 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.