Number of youth deaths in Benin
Benin: Number of youth deaths was 42,356 deaths in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
42,356 deaths
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 199 countries
All-time high
47,660 deaths
in 2016
All-time low
42,356 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of youth deaths in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Benin recorded 42,356 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Benin peaked at 47,660 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42,356 deaths, in 2024.
That places Benin 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of youth deaths in Benin, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,704 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 45,669 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 45,588 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 45,554 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 46,182 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 46,451 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 46,110 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 46,050 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 46,059 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45,970 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 45,797 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 45,669 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 45,630 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 45,701 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 45,838 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45,982 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 46,297 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 46,588 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46,668 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46,708 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 46,801 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 46,975 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47,205 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 47,428 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47,574 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47,657 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47,660 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47,449 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 46,966 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 46,272 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 45,481 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 44,739 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 43,933 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 43,156 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 42,356 deaths | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,934 deaths | 45,554 deaths | 46,451 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,088 deaths | 45,630 deaths | 46,708 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,199 deaths | 46,272 deaths | 47,660 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,933 deaths | 42,356 deaths | 45,481 deaths | 5 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Benin?
- Number of youth deaths in Benin was 42,356 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47,660 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,356 deaths in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for number of youth deaths?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.