Death rate from meningitis who in Benin
Benin: Death rate from meningitis who was 12.73 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from meningitis who in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from meningitis who in Benin is 12.73, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from meningitis who in Benin peaked at 38.89 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.73, in 2021.
Benin ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.24 | 21.66 | 38.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.91 | 14.13 | 21.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.19 | 12.73 | 13.64 | 2 |
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- 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 meningitis who in Benin?
- Death rate from meningitis who in Benin was 12.73 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38.89 in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.73 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for death rate from meningitis who?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from meningitis who rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 Death rate from meningitis who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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