Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Neonatal mortality rate
Benin
2.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
2.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
17th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2.74 deaths per 100 live births against 2.72 deaths per 100 live births in Benin, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 6.17 deaths per 100 live births | 8.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 6.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3813 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3133 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2838 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0975 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0262 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 2.74 deaths per 100 live births against 2.72 deaths per 100 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .