Deaths in Benin
Benin: Deaths was 33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
38th
of 194 countries
All-time high
53
in 2016
All-time low
16
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Deaths in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 33 for deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in Benin peaked at 53 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2001.
That places Benin 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Deaths in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 27 | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 34 | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 24 | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 37 | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 44 | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 53 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 44 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 33 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1 | 16 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 | 23 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 33 | 41 | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in Benin?
- Deaths in Benin was 33 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2016.
- What is the lowest deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for deaths?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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