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Benin: Mortality rate, neonatal

27.20per 1,000 live births · 2024-14.5% since 2014

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Annual figures for Benin from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (per 1,000 live births)	Note
2024	27.2
2023	27.7
2022	28.2
2021	28.7
2020	29.2
2019	29.7
2018	30.2
2017	30.6
2016	31.1
2015	31.4
2014	31.8
2013	32.2
2012	32.6
2011	33
2010	33.4
2009	33.8
2008	34
2007	34.3
2006	34.7
2005	35
2004	35.5
2003	36
2002	36.7
2001	37.4
2000	38.2
1999	38.9
1998	39.5
1997	40
1996	40.6
1995	41.1
1994	41.7
1993	42.3
1992	43
1991	43.7
1990	44.5
1989	45.3
1988	46.1
1987	46.8
1986	47.4
1985	48.1
1984	48.7
1983	49.3
1982	49.9
1981	50.6
1980	51.3
1979	52
1978	52.8
1977	53.5
1976	54.1
1975	54.8
1974	55.5
1973	56.2
1972	56.9
1971	57.6
1970	58.3
1969	59
1968	59.7
1967	60.3
1966	61
1965	61.6
1964	62.2
1963	62.7
1962	63.1
1961	63.6
1960	64

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, neonatal. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-neonatal (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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