Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Benin
Benin: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Benin, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Benin is 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 48.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Benin peaked at 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
Benin ranks 30th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0079 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3281 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 27 Pakistan 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Cameroon 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Cambodia 0.9805 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Togo 0.8031 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Afghanistan 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Chad 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- 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 in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Benin?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Benin was 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.