Mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin

Benin: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 16.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.31
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
15th
of 201 countries
All-time high
26.64
in 1990
All-time low
16.31
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 26.61991: 25.81992: 251993: 24.31994: 23.61995: 231996: 22.41997: 21.91998: 21.31999: 20.82000: 20.42001: 202002: 19.62003: 19.22004: 18.82005: 18.52006: 18.32007: 18.12008: 182009: 17.92010: 17.82011: 17.92012: 17.92013: 182014: 18.22015: 18.32016: 18.42017: 18.42018: 18.22019: 182020: 17.72021: 17.42022: 17.12023: 16.72024: 16.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin is 16.31, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin peaked at 26.64 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.31, in 2024.

Benin ranks 15th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Benin, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 26.64
1991 25.76 -3.3%
1992 24.97 -3.1%
1993 24.28 -2.8%
1994 23.61 -2.7%
1995 22.99 -2.6%
1996 22.41 -2.5%
1997 21.86 -2.4%
1998 21.32 -2.5%
1999 20.83 -2.3%
2000 20.38 -2.2%
2001 19.96 -2.1%
2002 19.56 -2.0%
2003 19.2 -1.9%
2004 18.83 -1.9%
2005 18.53 -1.6%
2006 18.29 -1.3%
2007 18.09 -1.1%
2008 17.96 -0.8%
2009 17.86 -0.5%
2010 17.81 -0.3%
2011 17.87 +0.3%
2012 17.94 +0.4%
2013 18.05 +0.6%
2014 18.18 +0.7%
2015 18.29 +0.6%
2016 18.36 +0.4%
2017 18.37 +0.1%
2018 18.25 -0.7%
2019 18 -1.3%
2020 17.73 -1.5%
2021 17.39 -1.9%
2022 17.05 -1.9%
2023 16.71 -2.0%
2024 16.31 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.47 20.83 26.64 10
2000s 18.87 17.86 20.38 10
2010s 18.11 17.81 18.37 10
2020s 17.04 16.31 17.73 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 12 Cameroon 17.72 compare
  2. 13 East Timor 17.57 compare
  3. 14 Mali 16.65 compare
  4. 16 Eswatini 16.3 compare
  5. 17 Equatorial Guinea 15.85 compare
  6. 18 Nigeria 15.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin?
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Benin was 16.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 26.64 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 16.31 in 2024.
How does Benin rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
Benin ranks 15th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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