Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate
Benin
2.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
2.63 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.63 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4743 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6898 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6257 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0329 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0793 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Benin, at 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.63 deaths per 100 live births in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 18th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .