Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin
Benin: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 15,409 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
15,409
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 204 countries
All-time high
15,751
in 2017
All-time low
6,435
in 1950
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin is 15,409, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin peaked at 15,751 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,435, in 1950.
Benin ranks 31st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,435 | — |
| 1951 | 6,475 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 6,519 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 6,568 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6,621 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 6,678 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 6,743 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 6,816 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 6,873 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 6,966 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 7,037 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 7,108 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 7,186 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 7,239 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 7,312 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 7,350 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 7,412 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7,478 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 7,549 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 7,654 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 7,755 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 7,865 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7,922 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7,968 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 8,008 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 8,095 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8,200 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 8,322 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8,432 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 8,546 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 8,702 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 8,862 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9,082 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 9,343 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 9,548 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 9,720 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 9,958 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 10,213 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 10,395 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 10,629 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10,688 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 10,827 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 10,913 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11,007 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11,148 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 11,276 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 11,461 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 11,650 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11,867 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 12,064 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 12,350 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12,609 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12,791 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 12,966 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 13,189 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13,446 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 13,709 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 14,002 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14,317 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14,637 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14,921 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,181 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15,379 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15,489 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15,539 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15,613 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15,701 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15,751 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,580 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15,409 | -1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15,409 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,927, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15,409 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,844, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,669 | 6,435 | 6,966 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,332 | 7,037 | 7,654 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,111 | 7,755 | 8,546 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,645 | 8,702 | 10,629 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,290 | 10,688 | 12,064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,402 | 12,350 | 14,637 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,456 | 14,921 | 15,751 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin?
- Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Benin was 15,409 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15,751 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,435 in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths ihme rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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