Benin vs Malawi: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Benin
0.1173 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.1669 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Malawi rank
12th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1669 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0496 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0787 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1862 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1075 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0907 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2166 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1259 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0994 deaths per square kilometre | 0.231 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1316 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.1075 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1827 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0752 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.121 deaths per square kilometre | 0.159 deaths per square kilometre | 0.038 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1184 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1639 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0455 deaths per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1669 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.0496 deaths per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 12th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.