Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Benin
Benin: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 13,130 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,130
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 200 countries
All-time high
13,998
in 2016
All-time low
10,739
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 13,130 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Benin peaked at 13,998 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10,739, in 1990.
Benin ranks 40th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,739 | — |
| 1991 | 10,790 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10,828 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10,931 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 11,583 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 11,357 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 11,338 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 11,422 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,519 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 11,570 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11,592 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,608 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11,673 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11,812 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11,954 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,113 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 12,435 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 12,578 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12,669 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12,823 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13,010 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13,219 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13,451 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13,649 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13,797 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13,915 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13,998 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13,953 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13,824 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 13,612 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13,479 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 13,376 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13,329 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13,223 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13,130 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,208 | 10,739 | 11,583 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,126 | 11,592 | 12,823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,643 | 13,010 | 13,998 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,307 | 13,130 | 13,479 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Benin?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Benin was 13,130 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13,998 in 2016.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,739 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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