Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Benin
Benin: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 2,738 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Benin recorded 2,738 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Benin peaked at 2,738 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,298, in 1990.
Benin ranks 54th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,298 | — |
| 1991 | 1,304 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,317 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1,373 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,403 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,385 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,384 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,394 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,411 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,436 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,471 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,510 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,553 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,648 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,703 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,752 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,796 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,848 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,906 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,964 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2,023 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,086 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,148 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2,219 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2,294 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,364 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2,428 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,479 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2,517 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,559 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,600 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,651 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,694 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2,738 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,370 | 1,298 | 1,436 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,679 | 1,471 | 1,906 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,252 | 1,964 | 2,517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,648 | 2,559 | 2,738 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 51 Sierra Leone 2,955 compare
- 52 Zambia 2,856 compare
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- 55 Syria 2,715 compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 2,585 compare
- 57 Central African Republic 2,463 compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Benin?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Benin was 2,738 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,738 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,298 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Benin ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years