Mortality rate age 5-24 in Benin
Benin: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 37.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
37.71
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 201 countries
All-time high
67.35
in 1990
All-time low
37.71
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 37.71 for mortality rate age 5-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Benin peaked at 67.35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.71, in 2024.
That places Benin 14th out of 201 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 5-24 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.35 | — |
| 1991 | 65.25 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 63.34 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 61.59 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 59.92 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 58.36 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 56.88 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 55.46 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 54.08 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 52.85 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 51.72 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 50.65 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 49.63 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 48.69 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 47.78 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 46.98 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.28 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.62 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 45.07 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 44.59 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 44.17 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.85 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.57 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.35 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.15 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.93 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.68 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.37 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.86 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.24 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 40.64 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 39.94 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 39.27 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 38.51 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 37.71 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.51 | 52.85 | 67.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7 | 44.59 | 51.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.92 | 41.24 | 44.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.21 | 37.71 | 40.64 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Benin?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Benin was 37.71 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.35 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.71 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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