Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Benin
Benin: Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 16.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.31
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
15th
of 200 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 - UN IGME estimates in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Benin stood at 16.31. 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 - un igme estimates in Benin peaked at 26.64 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.31, in 2024.
That places Benin 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Benin, year by year
| 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% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 16.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.96, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 16.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.24, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Benin?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Benin was 16.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 26.64 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.31 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates 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 estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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