Deaths from road injuries in Benin

Benin: Deaths from road injuries was 3,225 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3,225 deaths
Change on year
up 24.8%
World rank
59th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3,225 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
1,415 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in Benin, 2000–2021

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201020212000: 1.4k deaths2001: 1.5k deaths2002: 1.5k deaths2003: 1.6k deaths2004: 1.6k deaths2005: 1.7k deaths2006: 1.7k deaths2007: 1.7k deaths2008: 1.8k deaths2009: 1.8k deaths2010: 1.5k deaths2011: 1.6k deaths2012: 1.8k deaths2013: 1.8k deaths2014: 1.9k deaths2015: 2.0k deaths2016: 2.2k deaths2017: 2.3k deaths2018: 2.3k deaths2019: 2.3k deaths2020: 2.6k deaths2021: 3.2k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths from road injuries in Benin is 3,225 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.8% on the previous year and up 100.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Benin peaked at 3,225 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,415 deaths, in 2000.

That places Benin 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,625 deaths 1,415 deaths 1,814 deaths 10
2010s 1,979 deaths 1,517 deaths 2,344 deaths 10
2020s 2,905 deaths 2,585 deaths 3,225 deaths 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in Benin?
Deaths from road injuries in Benin was 3,225 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 3,225 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 1,415 deaths in 2000.
How does Benin rank for deaths from road injuries?
Benin ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes.