Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Benin
Benin: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) was 37.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Benin, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Benin is 37.3 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Benin peaked at 40.3 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37.3 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
That places Benin 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male) in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 40.2 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.1 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.3 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.5 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 38.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 39.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 39.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.1 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 37.4 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 37.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 38 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.5 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 37.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 37.3 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 37.3 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.48 per 100,000 male population | 38.5 per 100,000 male population | 40.3 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.98 per 100,000 male population | 37.3 per 100,000 male population | 39.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 41 Madagascar 38.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 42 Belize 38.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 43 Congo 38 per 100,000 male population compare
- 45 Sudan 37.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 46 North Korea 37 per 100,000 male population compare
- 47 Comoros 36.6 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Benin?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Benin was 37.3 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (per 100,000 male 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.