Number of neonatal deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of neonatal deaths was 15,409 deaths in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
15,409 deaths
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 204 countries
All-time high
15,751 deaths
in 2017
All-time low
6,435 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths in Benin, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Benin is 15,409 deaths, 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 in Benin peaked at 15,751 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,435 deaths, 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,435 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 6,475 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 6,519 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 6,568 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6,621 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 6,678 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 6,743 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 6,816 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 6,873 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 6,966 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 7,037 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 7,108 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 7,186 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 7,239 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 7,312 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 7,350 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 7,412 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7,478 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 7,549 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 7,654 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 7,755 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 7,865 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7,922 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7,968 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 8,008 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 8,095 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8,200 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 8,322 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8,432 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 8,546 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 8,702 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 8,862 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9,082 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 9,343 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 9,548 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 9,720 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 9,958 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 10,213 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 10,395 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 10,629 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10,688 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 10,827 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 10,913 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11,007 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11,148 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 11,276 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 11,461 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 11,650 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11,867 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 12,064 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 12,350 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12,609 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12,791 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 12,966 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 13,189 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13,446 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 13,709 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 14,002 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14,317 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14,637 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14,921 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,181 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15,379 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15,489 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15,539 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15,613 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15,701 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15,751 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,580 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 15,409 deaths | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,669 deaths | 6,435 deaths | 6,966 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,332 deaths | 7,037 deaths | 7,654 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,111 deaths | 7,755 deaths | 8,546 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,645 deaths | 8,702 deaths | 10,629 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,290 deaths | 10,688 deaths | 12,064 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,402 deaths | 12,350 deaths | 14,637 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,456 deaths | 14,921 deaths | 15,751 deaths | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Benin?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Benin was 15,409 deaths in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15,751 deaths in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,435 deaths in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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 IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.