Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin
Benin: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 27.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Benin, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 15 Sierra Leone 28.26 compare
- 16 Mali 27.99 compare
- 17 Côte 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
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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