Benin vs Liberia: Annual death rates at different ages
Benin
54.62 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
58.48 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Liberia rank
11th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people against 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 228.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 213.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1960s | 191.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 210.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 154.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 189.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 125.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 178.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 101.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 82.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 66.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 56.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Benin or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people against 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Benin and Liberia?
- 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Benin ranks 14th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.