Benin vs Mauritius: Death rate
Benin
8.8 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritius
8.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
79th
Mauritius rank
80th
Death rate over time
- Benin
- Mauritius
How they compare
Benin currently reports 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 79th and Mauritius ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1960s | 26.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 21.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 17.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 13.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2000s | 11.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 9.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0548 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Benin or Mauritius?
- Benin, at 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Benin and Mauritius?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Mauritius rank globally for death rate?
- Benin ranks 79th and Mauritius ranks 80th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.