3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate in Benin
Benin: 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate was 29.2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
29.2
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
39.1
in 2000
All-time low
29.2
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 29.2 for 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate in Benin peaked at 39.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.2, in 2021.
Benin ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1 | — |
| 2001 | 38.3 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.6 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.9 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.3 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 35.8 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 35.4 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 35 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.7 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.4 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 34 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.7 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.3 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.8 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.3 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.9 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.5 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.7 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.2 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.7 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 29.2 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.35 | 34.4 | 39.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.15 | 30.2 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.45 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 2 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate in Benin?
- 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate in Benin was 29.2 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 3.2.2 neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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