Annual death rates at different ages in Benin
Benin: Annual death rates at different ages was 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual death rates at different ages in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Benin recorded 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Benin peaked at 244.1 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Benin ranks 14th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 228.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 212.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 244.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 191.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 208.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 154.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 139.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 114.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 11 Liberia 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Mozambique 51.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Pakistan 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Benin?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Benin was 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 244.1 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.