Death rate from falls in Benin
Benin: Death rate from falls was 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from falls in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from falls in Benin is 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Benin peaked at 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Benin ranks 69th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- 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 death rate from falls in Benin?
- Death rate from falls in Benin was 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for death rate from falls?
- Benin ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.