Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Benin
Benin: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 1,200 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Benin stood at 1,200. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Benin peaked at 5,500 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 2025.
Benin ranks 49th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,600 | — |
| 2001 | 4,000 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 4,400 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 4,700 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 5,000 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 5,200 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5,400 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5,500 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4,000 | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 2,600 | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 2,300 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,500 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,200 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1,800 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 1,700 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1,400 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,440 | 2,600 | 5,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,310 | 2,100 | 2,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,500 | 1,200 | 1,800 | 6 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.7962 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Benin?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Benin was 1,200 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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