Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Benin
Benin: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 197 countries
All-time high
64 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Benin recorded 27.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Benin peaked at 64 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Benin 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 48.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 40.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 35 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 34 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 27.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 27.2 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 27.2 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.35 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.72 per 1,000 live births | 59 per 1,000 live births | 64 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.17 per 1,000 live births | 52 per 1,000 live births | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.35 per 1,000 live births | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.53 per 1,000 live births | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | 29.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 28 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 27.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Djibouti 27.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Benin?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 64 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.