Benin vs Malawi: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Benin
0.1173 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.1669 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Malawi rank
12th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1669 units per square kilometre against 0.1173 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0496 units 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 units per square kilometre 0.1862 units per square kilometre 0.1075 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0907 units per square kilometre 0.2166 units per square kilometre 0.1259 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0994 units per square kilometre 0.231 units per square kilometre 0.1316 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.1075 units per square kilometre 0.1827 units per square kilometre 0.0752 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.121 units per square kilometre 0.159 units per square kilometre 0.038 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1184 units per square kilometre 0.1639 units per square kilometre 0.0455 units 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 units per square kilometre against 0.1173 units 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 units 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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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.