Number of reported cholera deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of reported cholera deaths was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
46th
of 119 countries
All-time high
274
in 1971
All-time low
0
in 1977
Years of data
45
1970–2023
Number of reported cholera deaths in Benin, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 for number of reported cholera deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of reported cholera deaths in Benin peaked at 274 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1977.
Benin ranks 46th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of reported cholera deaths in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37 | — |
| 1971 | 274 | +640.5% |
| 1972 | 29 | -89.4% |
| 1973 | 2 | -93.1% |
| 1974 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1976 | 14 | +1300.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — |
| 1991 | 259 | +1892.3% |
| 1992 | 17 | -93.4% |
| 1993 | 2 | -88.2% |
| 1994 | 20 | +900.0% |
| 1995 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 203 | +1591.7% |
| 1997 | 16 | -92.1% |
| 1998 | 1 | -93.8% |
| 1999 | 25 | +2400.0% |
| 2000 | 11 | -56.0% |
| 2001 | 71 | +545.5% |
| 2002 | 13 | -81.7% |
| 2003 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 1 | -90.9% |
| 2008 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | +283.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | -91.3% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5. (36 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of reported cholera deaths in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +2400.0% | 1 | 25 |
| 1991 | +1892.3% | 13 | 259 |
| 1996 | +1591.7% | 12 | 203 |
| 1976 | +1300.0% | 1 | 14 |
| 1994 | +900.0% | 2 | 20 |
| 2010 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.11 | 0 | 274 | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.17 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 1990s | 61.67 | 1 | 259 | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.78 | 1 | 71 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reported cholera deaths in Benin?
- Number of reported cholera deaths in Benin was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 274 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for number of reported cholera deaths?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of reported cholera deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of reported cholera deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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