Benin vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of neonatal deaths

Benin
13,130
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
29,839
in 2024
Benin rank
40th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
37th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Benin
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019922024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 29,839 against 13,130 in Benin, a difference of 16,709.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.3 times Benin's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 11,208 122,567 111,360 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 12,126 72,888 60,763 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 13,643 48,131 34,489 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 13,307 33,159 19,851 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Benin or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 29,839 against 13,130 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Benin and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16,709, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Benin ranks 40th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.