Death rate from cancer in Benin
Benin: Death rate from cancer was 37.81 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
37.81
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
184th
of 194 countries
All-time high
46.13
in 2012
All-time low
37.81
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 37.81 for death rate from cancer in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Benin peaked at 46.13 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.81, in 2021.
That places Benin 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.98 | 43.1 | 45.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.33 | 44.25 | 46.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8 | 37.81 | 41.78 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Afghanistan 38.38 compare
- 182 Chad 38.3 compare
- 183 Democratic Republic of Congo 38.15 compare
- 185 Yemen 37.04 compare
- 186 Central African Republic 36.84 compare
- 187 Sudan 36.19 compare
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 death rate from cancer in Benin?
- Death rate from cancer in Benin was 37.81 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.13 in 2012.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.81 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for death rate from cancer?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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