Number of neonatal deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of neonatal deaths was 13,130 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,130 deaths
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13,998 deaths
in 2016
All-time low
7,195 deaths
in 1959
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Benin, 1959–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Benin stood at 13,130 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Benin peaked at 13,998 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,195 deaths, in 1959.
That places Benin 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 7,195 deaths | — |
| 1960 | 7,358 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 7,592 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 7,736 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 7,874 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 7,994 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 8,092 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 8,166 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 8,230 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 8,308 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 8,386 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 8,479 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 8,561 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 8,653 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 8,716 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 8,797 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 8,892 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8,988 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9,097 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 9,193 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 9,400 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 9,626 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 9,835 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 9,962 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 10,052 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 10,190 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 10,311 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 10,431 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 10,558 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 10,652 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 10,660 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 10,739 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10,790 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10,828 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10,931 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 11,583 deaths | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 11,357 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 11,338 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 11,422 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,519 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 11,570 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11,592 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,608 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11,673 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11,812 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11,954 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,113 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 12,435 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 12,578 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12,669 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12,823 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13,010 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13,219 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 13,451 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13,649 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13,797 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13,915 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13,998 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13,953 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13,824 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 13,612 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13,479 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 13,376 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13,329 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13,223 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13,130 deaths | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,195 deaths | 7,195 deaths | 7,195 deaths | 1 |
| 1960s | 7,974 deaths | 7,358 deaths | 8,386 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,878 deaths | 8,479 deaths | 9,400 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,228 deaths | 9,626 deaths | 10,660 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,208 deaths | 10,739 deaths | 11,583 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,126 deaths | 11,592 deaths | 12,823 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,643 deaths | 13,010 deaths | 13,998 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,307 deaths | 13,130 deaths | 13,479 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Benin?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Benin was 13,130 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13,998 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,195 deaths in 1959.
- How does Benin rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .