Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin
Benin: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 43 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin stood at 43. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin peaked at 121 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2015.
Benin ranks 54th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 120 | — |
| 2001 | 117 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 115 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 114 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 111 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 110 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 112 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 114 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 116 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 119 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 121 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 104 | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 76 | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 43 | -38.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 43 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 43 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -38.6% | 70 | 43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.8 | 110 | 120 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.33 | 43 | 121 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Benin was 43 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 121 in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Benin ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.