Statizoid

Benin vs Lesotho: Neonatal mortality rate

Benin
2.8 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Lesotho
2.87 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Lesotho rank
15th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Benin
  • Lesotho
0246195419882023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.87 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.8 Deaths per 1000 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.074 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
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The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.