Number of deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of deaths was 124,130 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
124,130
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
70th
of 229 countries
All-time high
125,402
in 2021
All-time low
70,365
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Number of deaths in Benin, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 124,130 for number of deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Benin peaked at 125,402 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70,365, in 1957.
Benin ranks 70th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70,628 | 70,365 | 71,299 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71,455 | 70,625 | 72,199 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73,097 | 72,375 | 74,223 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,463 | 75,130 | 78,297 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,133 | 78,374 | 84,886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,467 | 85,861 | 100,007 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,005 | 101,944 | 118,810 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,125 | 119,851 | 125,402 | 4 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5016 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Benin?
- Number of deaths in Benin was 124,130 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 125,402 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,365 in 1957.
- How does Benin rank for number of deaths?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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