Death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin
Benin: Death rate from poisoning ghe was 1.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.09
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
51st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.42
in 2012
All-time low
1.09
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin stood at 1.09. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin peaked at 1.42 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2021.
Benin ranks 51st 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.
Death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.27 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.42 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -2.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.09 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.685, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.15, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin?
- Death rate from poisoning ghe in Benin was 1.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 2012.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisoning ghe recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for death rate from poisoning ghe?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisoning ghe rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 poisoning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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