nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Benin
Benin: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.057 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Benin is 0.057, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Benin peaked at 0.0888 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 2021.
Benin ranks 14th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0809 | 0.0738 | 0.0888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0661 | 0.0598 | 0.0723 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0577 | 0.057 | 0.0584 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 11 Lesotho 0.0603 compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 0.06 compare
- 13 Liberia 0.0588 compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0554 compare
- 16 Pakistan 0.0542 compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.0529 compare
More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Benin?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Benin was 0.057 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0888 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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