Self harm death rates by age in Benin
Benin: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6777 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Self harm death rates by age in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Benin is 0.6777, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Benin peaked at 0.839 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5317, in 2001.
That places Benin 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Self harm death rates by age in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5479 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5317 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7846 | +47.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8058 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.839 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8268 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8102 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7873 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7443 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7495 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7466 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7482 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7398 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7204 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7162 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7318 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7196 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7147 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7082 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7107 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.706 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6777 | -4.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.6777 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.6777 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +47.5% | 0.5317 | 0.7846 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7427 | 0.5317 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7256 | 0.7082 | 0.7482 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6918 | 0.6777 | 0.706 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Benin?
- Self harm death rates by age in Benin was 0.6777 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.839 in 2004.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5317 in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Benin ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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