What is mortality rate, neonatal in Benin?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 64 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Benin rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Benin ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Mortality rate, neonatal was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

27.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

18th

of 195 countries

All-time high

64 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

27.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Benin recorded 27.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Benin peaked at 64 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Benin 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	61.72 per 1,000 live births	59 per 1,000 live births	64 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	55.17 per 1,000 live births	52 per 1,000 live births	58.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	48.35 per 1,000 live births	45.3 per 1,000 live births	51.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	41.53 per 1,000 live births	38.9 per 1,000 live births	44.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	35.56 per 1,000 live births	33.8 per 1,000 live births	38.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	31.6 per 1,000 live births	29.7 per 1,000 live births	33.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	28.2 per 1,000 live births	27.2 per 1,000 live births	29.2 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Benin

15 Sierra Leone 28.3 per 1,000 live births compare
16 Mali 28 per 1,000 live births compare
17 Cote d'Ivoire 27.4 per 1,000 live births compare
19 Djibouti 27.1 per 1,000 live births compare
20 Equatorial Guinea 26.3 per 1,000 live births compare
21 Ethiopia 25.2 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Benin

Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
Population, male 7.43 million (2025)
Population, male 50.2% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 41.7% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 3.10 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 186,626 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Benin?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Benin was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 64 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Benin rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Benin ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.