Benin vs Ethiopia: Neonatal mortality rate
Benin
2.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Ethiopia rank
21st
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7987 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1293 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.149 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 Ethiopia?
- Benin, at 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Benin and Ethiopia?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 18th and Ethiopia ranks 21st 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 .