Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Benin
Benin: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.4836 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4836
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 1950
All-time low
0.4369
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.4836 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Benin peaked at 1.05 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4369, in 2020.
Benin ranks 10th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.02 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.01 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.9931 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.9867 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.9748 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.9686 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.9556 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9438 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9372 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9255 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9144 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8999 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8936 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8859 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8757 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8664 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8531 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8387 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8308 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8192 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8105 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8014 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7947 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.789 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7854 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7817 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7783 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7757 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7618 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7456 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7247 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6984 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6697 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6584 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6394 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6253 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.599 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5767 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5612 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5473 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5337 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5267 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5258 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5255 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5165 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5183 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5115 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5041 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4964 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4844 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4805 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4732 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4814 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4778 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4785 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4813 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4844 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4795 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4802 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4822 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4837 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4818 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.478 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4829 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4369 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4753 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4831 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4836 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.02 | 0.9867 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9299 | 0.8859 | 0.9748 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.828 | 0.789 | 0.8757 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.738 | 0.6584 | 0.7854 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.566 | 0.5255 | 0.6394 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4944 | 0.4732 | 0.5183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4812 | 0.478 | 0.4844 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4697 | 0.4369 | 0.4836 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 7 Central African Republic 0.5405 compare
- 7 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0.0699 compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5166 compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 0.5058 compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4806 compare
- 12 Burundi 0.4731 compare
- 13 Sudan 0.4658 compare
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- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2782 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Benin?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Benin was 0.4836 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4369 in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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