Number of deaths who in Benin

Benin: Number of deaths who was 98,428 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
98,428
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
85th
of 192 countries
All-time high
98,428
in 2021
All-time low
80,068
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Benin, 2000–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2000201020212000: 80.1k2001: 80.6k2002: 81.3k2003: 82.1k2004: 82.7k2005: 83.5k2006: 84.4k2007: 85.4k2008: 85.1k2009: 85.1k2010: 85.9k2011: 86.9k2012: 88.1k2013: 89.1k2014: 90.4k2015: 91.7k2016: 92.6k2017: 93.4k2018: 94.0k2019: 94.3k2020: 94.9k2021: 98.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths who in Benin is 98,428, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Benin peaked at 98,428 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80,068, in 2000.

That places Benin 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths who in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Benin, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 80,068
2001 80,646 +0.7%
2002 81,296 +0.8%
2003 82,062 +0.9%
2004 82,670 +0.7%
2005 83,479 +1.0%
2006 84,410 +1.1%
2007 85,351 +1.1%
2008 85,066 -0.3%
2009 85,091 +0.0%
2010 85,906 +1.0%
2011 86,948 +1.2%
2012 88,111 +1.3%
2013 89,137 +1.2%
2014 90,398 +1.4%
2015 91,699 +1.4%
2016 92,552 +0.9%
2017 93,450 +1.0%
2018 93,980 +0.6%
2019 94,333 +0.4%
2020 94,885 +0.6%
2021 98,428 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83,014 80,068 85,351 10
2010s 90,651 85,906 94,333 10
2020s 96,656 94,885 98,428 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Benin?
Number of deaths who in Benin was 98,428 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 98,428 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 80,068 in 2000.
How does Benin rank for number of deaths who?
Benin ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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