Benin vs Senegal: Number of neonatal deaths
Benin
13,130 deaths
in 2024
Senegal
11,300 deaths
in 2024
Benin rank
40th
Senegal rank
42nd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Benin currently reports 13,130 deaths against 11,300 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 1,830 deaths.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Senegal ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,195 deaths | 10,565 deaths | 3,370 deaths | Senegal |
| 1960s | 7,974 deaths | 11,238 deaths | 3,264 deaths | Senegal |
| 1970s | 8,878 deaths | 12,827 deaths | 3,949 deaths | Senegal |
| 1980s | 10,228 deaths | 13,102 deaths | 2,874 deaths | Senegal |
| 1990s | 11,208 deaths | 13,839 deaths | 2,631 deaths | Senegal |
| 2000s | 12,126 deaths | 13,513 deaths | 1,387 deaths | Senegal |
| 2010s | 13,643 deaths | 12,672 deaths | 971.3 deaths | Benin |
| 2020s | 13,307 deaths | 11,660 deaths | 1,647 deaths | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Benin or Senegal?
- Benin, at 13,130 deaths against 11,300 deaths in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Benin and Senegal?
- 1,830 deaths, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Benin ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 42nd 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 Number of neonatal deaths. 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 .