What is mortality rates at age 65 in Benin?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Benin was 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people in 2007.

How does Benin rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Benin ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Benin

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Benin
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Benin: Mortality rates at age 65 was 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

3.12 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

58th

of 236 countries

All-time high

5.16 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

3.09 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2007

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Benin, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 65 in Benin stood at 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Benin peaked at 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2007.

That places Benin 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.03 deaths per 1,000 people	4.89 deaths per 1,000 people	5.16 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	4.67 deaths per 1,000 people	4.5 deaths per 1,000 people	4.84 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	4.27 deaths per 1,000 people	4.11 deaths per 1,000 people	4.46 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	3.95 deaths per 1,000 people	3.71 deaths per 1,000 people	4.1 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	3.4 deaths per 1,000 people	3.27 deaths per 1,000 people	3.65 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	3.16 deaths per 1,000 people	3.09 deaths per 1,000 people	3.24 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	3.1 deaths per 1,000 people	3.13 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	3.25 deaths per 1,000 people	3.12 deaths per 1,000 people	3.41 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Benin

55 Uzbekistan 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people compare
56 Somalia 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people compare
57 Georgia 3.15 deaths per 1,000 people compare
59 East Timor 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people compare
60 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people compare
61 Burundi 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Benin?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Benin was 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people in 2007.
How does Benin rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Benin ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.