Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Benin
Benin: Child deaths from streptococcus by disease was 43 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Benin, 2000–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from streptococcus by disease 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 streptococcus by disease 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 streptococcus by disease 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 streptococcus by disease 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 streptococcus by disease in Benin?
- Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Benin was 43 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 121 in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for child deaths from streptococcus by disease?
- Benin ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from streptococcus by disease 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from streptococcus by disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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