Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Benin
Benin: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 6.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6.7 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Benin peaked at 13.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.7 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Benin 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Benin, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 12 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 11 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.92 per 1,000 | 10.7 per 1,000 | 13.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7 per 1,000 | 8.9 per 1,000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.02 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 14 Liberia 7.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Madagascar 7.3 per 1,000 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 7 per 1,000 compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 6 per 1,000 compare
- 19 Guinea 5.9 per 1,000 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 5.6 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Benin?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Benin was 6.7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.