Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin
Benin: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female was 16.3 per 100,000 female population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
16.3 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
27th
of 183 countries
All-time high
17.6 per 100,000 female population
in 2005
All-time low
16.3 per 100,000 female population
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin is 16.3 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin peaked at 17.6 per 100,000 female population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.3 per 100,000 female population, in 2019.
Benin ranks 27th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 17.1 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.3 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17 per 100,000 female population | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6 per 100,000 female population | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 17.2 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 16.9 per 100,000 female population | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 per 100,000 female population | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.2 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.7 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 16.6 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9 per 100,000 female population | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.6 per 100,000 female population | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 16.3 per 100,000 female population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 per 100,000 female population, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 16.3 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.35 per 100,000 female population, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.12 per 100,000 female population | 16.9 per 100,000 female population | 17.6 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.73 per 100,000 female population | 16.3 per 100,000 female population | 17.2 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Comoros 16.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 24 Mali 16.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 24 Sudan 16.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 28 Ethiopia 16.2 per 100,000 female population compare
- 29 Rwanda 16.1 per 100,000 female population compare
- 30 Somalia 15.8 per 100,000 female population compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female in Benin was 16.3 per 100,000 female population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6 per 100,000 female population in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3 per 100,000 female population in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, female?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.