Neonatal mortality rate in Benin
Benin: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Benin, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Benin is 3.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Benin peaked at 6.5% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
That places Benin 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 3.1% compare
- 9 Somalia 3.1% compare
- 10 Guinea 3.1% compare
- 12 Haiti 3.0% compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 2.9% compare
- 13 Lesotho 2.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 2.9% compare
More health data for Benin
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Benin?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Benin was 3.0% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1951.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days