AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) in Benin
Benin: AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) was 1,800 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
AIDS deaths in adults and children in Benin, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, aids deaths in adults and children in Benin stood at 1,800 low estimate.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, aids deaths in adults and children in Benin peaked at 2,700 low estimate in 2005 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Benin 32nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) in Benin, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 500 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,300 low estimate | +30.0% |
| 2000 | 1,700 low estimate | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 1,900 low estimate | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 2,100 low estimate | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 2,400 low estimate | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 2,600 low estimate | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 2,700 low estimate | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,600 low estimate | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,300 low estimate | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 2,100 low estimate | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 1,800 low estimate | -14.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,800 low estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,600 low estimate, 39% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,800 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,600 low estimate, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +150.0% | 200 low estimate | 500 low estimate |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 100 low estimate | 200 low estimate |
| 1997 | +100.0% | 500 low estimate | 1,000 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 1,300 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,220 low estimate | 1,700 low estimate | 2,700 low estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is aids deaths in adults and children in Benin?
- Aids deaths in adults and children in Benin was 1,800 low estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,700 low estimate in 2005.
- What is the lowest aids deaths in adults and children recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for aids deaths in adults and children?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is aids deaths in adults and children rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of AIDS deaths in adults and children (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths due to HIV/AIDS are the estimated number of adults and children that have died in a specific year based in the modeling of HIV surveillance data using standard and appropriate tools.