Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) in Benin
Benin: Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) was 27.18 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
27.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.18
in 2025
All-time low
27.18
in 2025
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant in Benin, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Benin stood at 27.18. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Benin 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.18 | — |
| 2026 | 27.18 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 27.18 | +0.0% |
| 2028 | 27.18 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 27.18 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 27.18 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 27.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.12, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 27.18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.27, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 27.18 | 27.18 | 27.18 | 5 |
| 2030s | 27.18 | 27.18 | 27.18 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.26 compare
- 16 Mali 27.99 compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 27.4 compare
- 19 Djibouti 27.07 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
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)
- 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 neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Benin?
- Neonatal mortality rate - remains constant in Benin was 27.18 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - remains constant recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.18 in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for neonatal mortality rate - remains constant?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - remains constant rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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