Age-standardized suicide rates in Benin
Benin: Age-standardized suicide rates was 11.82 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
11.82
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.64
in 2011
All-time low
11.77
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Benin is 11.82, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Benin peaked at 12.64 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.77, in 2020.
That places Benin 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.99 | — |
| 2001 | 11.92 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.08 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.93 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.88 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.84 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.87 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.18 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.43 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.55 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.64 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.59 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.44 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.35 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.43 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.27 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.13 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.01 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.95 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.77 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.82 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.01 | 11.84 | 12.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.34 | 11.95 | 12.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.79 | 11.77 | 11.82 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Benin?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Benin was 11.82 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.64 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.77 in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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