What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Benin and United States of America?

1,363 deaths, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United States of America?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Benin vs United States of America: Number of neonatal deaths

Benin

15,409 deaths

in 2019

United States of America

14,046 deaths

in 2019

Benin rank

31st

United States of America rank

33rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Benin
United States of America

How they compare

Benin currently reports 15,409 deaths against 14,046 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 1,363 deaths.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.

Benin ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,669 deaths	79,414 deaths	72,744 deaths	United States of America
1960s	7,332 deaths	67,577 deaths	60,245 deaths	United States of America
1970s	8,111 deaths	39,531 deaths	31,420 deaths	United States of America
1980s	9,645 deaths	26,624 deaths	16,979 deaths	United States of America
1990s	11,290 deaths	20,410 deaths	9,119 deaths	United States of America
2000s	13,402 deaths	18,526 deaths	5,124 deaths	United States of America
2010s	15,456 deaths	15,333 deaths	123 deaths	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Benin or United States of America?: Benin, at 15,409 deaths against 14,046 deaths in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Benin and United States of America?: 1,363 deaths, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United States of America?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Benin and United States of America rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Benin ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.