Benin vs Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate
Benin
3.0%
in 2019
Lesotho
2.9%
in 2019
Benin rank
11th
Lesotho rank
13th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 1.6% | Benin |
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 1.3% | Benin |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Benin or Lesotho?
- Benin, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Benin and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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