Annual deaths by age in Benin
Benin: Annual deaths by age was 37,100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
37,100
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
41,898
in 2015
All-time low
31,818
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual deaths by age in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual deaths by age in Benin stood at 37,100.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deaths by age in Benin peaked at 41,898 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31,818, in 1951.
That places Benin 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,570 | 31,818 | 33,917 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35,806 | 34,310 | 36,628 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37,120 | 36,745 | 37,671 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,594 | 38,166 | 40,419 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,753 | 40,359 | 41,490 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,810 | 40,386 | 41,313 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,383 | 40,037 | 41,898 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,162 | 37,100 | 39,238 | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deaths by age in Benin?
- Annual deaths by age in Benin was 37,100 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deaths by age recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41,898 in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deaths by age recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,818 in 1951.
- How does Benin rank for annual deaths by age?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual deaths by age rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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