Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita

Benin
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.001 deaths per person
in 2024
Benin rank
16th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
13th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.001 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 16th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0022 deaths per person 0.0019 deaths per person 0.0003 deaths per person Benin
1990s 0.0018 deaths per person 0.0017 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Benin
2000s 0.0015 deaths per person 0.0013 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person Benin
2010s 0.0012 deaths per person 0.0011 deaths per person 0.0002 deaths per person Benin
2020s 0.001 deaths per person 0.001 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.001 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0001 deaths per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita?
Benin ranks 16th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.