Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin

Benin: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 27.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
27.18
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
44.53
in 1990
All-time low
27.18
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 44.51991: 43.71992: 431993: 42.31994: 41.71995: 41.11996: 40.61997: 401998: 39.51999: 38.92000: 38.22001: 37.42002: 36.72003: 362004: 35.52005: 352006: 34.72007: 34.32008: 342009: 33.82010: 33.42011: 332012: 32.62013: 32.22014: 31.82015: 31.42016: 31.12017: 30.62018: 30.22019: 29.72020: 29.22021: 28.72022: 28.22023: 27.72024: 27.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin is 27.18, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin peaked at 44.53 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.18, in 2024.

Benin ranks 18th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Benin, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 44.53
1991 43.72 -1.8%
1992 42.95 -1.8%
1993 42.29 -1.6%
1994 41.68 -1.4%
1995 41.14 -1.3%
1996 40.59 -1.3%
1997 40.04 -1.4%
1998 39.49 -1.4%
1999 38.87 -1.6%
2000 38.19 -1.8%
2001 37.43 -2.0%
2002 36.7 -1.9%
2003 36.04 -1.8%
2004 35.49 -1.5%
2005 35.03 -1.3%
2006 34.65 -1.1%
2007 34.33 -0.9%
2008 34.03 -0.9%
2009 33.76 -0.8%
2010 33.43 -1.0%
2011 33.03 -1.2%
2012 32.62 -1.2%
2013 32.24 -1.2%
2014 31.83 -1.3%
2015 31.44 -1.2%
2016 31.07 -1.2%
2017 30.65 -1.4%
2018 30.22 -1.4%
2019 29.69 -1.7%
2020 29.21 -1.6%
2021 28.69 -1.8%
2022 28.22 -1.6%
2023 27.68 -1.9%
2024 27.18 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.53 38.87 44.53 10
2000s 35.57 33.76 38.19 10
2010s 31.62 29.69 33.43 10
2020s 28.2 27.18 29.21 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 15 Sierra Leone 28.26 compare
  2. 16 Mali 27.99 compare
  3. 17 Côte d'Ivoire 27.4 compare
  4. 19 Djibouti 27.07 compare
  5. 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
  6. 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Benin was 27.18 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 44.53 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 27.18 in 2024.
How does Benin rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Benin ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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