Africa Eastern and Southern vs Benin: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0387 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin
0.1173 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
16th
Benin rank
15th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Benin
0.040.060.080.10.12196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1173 units per square kilometre against 0.0387 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0786 units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 3.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th and Benin ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Benin Difference Ahead
1990s 0.05 units per square kilometre 0.0994 units per square kilometre 0.0494 units per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.0475 units per square kilometre 0.1075 units per square kilometre 0.0601 units per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.0389 units per square kilometre 0.121 units per square kilometre 0.0821 units per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.0385 units per square kilometre 0.1184 units per square kilometre 0.0799 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Benin?
Benin, at 0.1173 units per square kilometre against 0.0387 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin?
0.0786 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th and Benin ranks 15th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 10,861 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.