Benin vs Togo: Death rate, crude

Benin
8.71 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Togo
8.49 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Benin rank
70th
Togo rank
73rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Benin
  • Togo
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 8.71 per 1,000 people against 8.49 per 1,000 people in Togo, a difference of 0.22 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 70th and Togo ranks 73rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 26.14 per 1,000 people 20.77 per 1,000 people 5.36 per 1,000 people Benin
1970s 21.47 per 1,000 people 17.28 per 1,000 people 4.19 per 1,000 people Benin
1980s 17.35 per 1,000 people 13.38 per 1,000 people 3.97 per 1,000 people Benin
1990s 13.31 per 1,000 people 12.58 per 1,000 people 0.7294 per 1,000 people Benin
2000s 11.15 per 1,000 people 11.79 per 1,000 people 0.6367 per 1,000 people Togo
2010s 9.92 per 1,000 people 10.45 per 1,000 people 0.5326 per 1,000 people Togo
2020s 8.99 per 1,000 people 9.03 per 1,000 people 0.031 per 1,000 people Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Benin or Togo?
Benin, at 8.71 per 1,000 people against 8.49 per 1,000 people in Togo as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Benin and Togo?
0.22 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Togo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Togo rank globally for death rate, crude?
Benin ranks 70th and Togo ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.