Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Benin

Adult mortality rate, female in Benin in 2024 — 242.4 per 1,000. Ranked 181 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 38.7%.

2024 242.4 per 1,000 −0.92% vs 2023
World rank 181of 191
Period maximum 395.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 240.8 per 1,0001993

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Benin, 1960–202420025030035040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 395.1 per 1,0001962: 386.4 per 1,0001964: 377.9 per 1,0001966: 373.9 per 1,0001968: 365 per 1,0001970: 356.8 per 1,0001972: 349.5 per 1,0001974: 340.8 per 1,0001976: 327.2 per 1,0001978: 315.1 per 1,0001980: 307.8 per 1,0001982: 300.6 per 1,0001984: 290.5 per 1,0001986: 274.3 per 1,0001988: 258.7 per 1,0001990: 249.6 per 1,0001992: 241 per 1,0001994: 241.2 per 1,0001996: 244.1 per 1,0001998: 244.9 per 1,0002000: 247.3 per 1,0002002: 254.1 per 1,0002004: 256.3 per 1,0002006: 252.9 per 1,0002008: 259.3 per 1,0002010: 261.8 per 1,0002012: 263.7 per 1,0002014: 259.9 per 1,0002016: 259.1 per 1,0002018: 256.3 per 1,0002020: 246.7 per 1,0002022: 249.6 per 1,0002024: 242.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −152.8 (−38.66%) Average annual rate: -0.76 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 242.4 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 275.9 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 141.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 242.4 −2.2 −0.92%
2023 244.6 −5 −1.99%
2022 249.6 −18.4 −6.87%
2021 268 +21.3 +8.63%
2020 246.7 −6.9 −2.71%
2019 253.6 −2.8 −1.09%
2018 256.3 +0.4 +0.17%
2017 255.9 −3.2 −1.25%
2016 259.1 −0.9 −0.33%
2015 260 +0.1 +0.05%
2014 259.9 −0.3 −0.11%
2013 260.2 −3.6 −1.36%
2012 263.7 +0.4 +0.17%
2011 263.3 +1.5 +0.59%
2010 261.8 +1.2 +0.46%
2009 260.6 +1.3 +0.49%
2008 259.3 +7.4 +2.95%
2007 251.9 −1 −0.41%
2006 252.9 −0.8 −0.3%
2005 253.7 −2.6 −1.01%
2004 256.3 +0.7 +0.27%
2003 255.6 +1.5 +0.57%
2002 254.1 +2.7 +1.07%
2001 251.4 +4.1 +1.65%
2000 247.3 +1.5 +0.63%
1999 245.8 +0.9 +0.36%
1998 244.9 +1.9 +0.78%
1997 243 −1.1 −0.44%
1996 244.1 +2.8 +1.14%
1995 241.3 +0.2 +0.06%
1994 241.2 +0.4 +0.17%
1993 240.8 −0.2 −0.09%
1992 241 −6.4 −2.61%
1991 247.4 −2.2 −0.88%
1990 249.6 −5.1 −2%
1989 254.7 −4 −1.54%
1988 258.7 −9.3 −3.45%
1987 268 −6.3 −2.3%
1986 274.3 −8.5 −3%
1985 282.8 −7.7 −2.65%
1984 290.5 −6.7 −2.27%
1983 297.2 −3.4 −1.14%
1982 300.6 −3.6 −1.2%
1981 304.3 −3.5 −1.14%
1980 307.8 −3.6 −1.16%
1979 311.4 −3.7 −1.19%
1978 315.1 −4.7 −1.48%
1977 319.9 −7.3 −2.24%
1976 327.2 −7.7 −2.3%
1975 334.9 −5.9 −1.73%
1974 340.8 −4.3 −1.25%
1973 345.1 −4.3 −1.24%
1972 349.5 −6.3 −1.78%
1971 355.8 −0.9 −0.26%
1970 356.8 −4.1 −1.13%
1969 360.8 −4.2 −1.15%
1968 365 −4.6 −1.25%
1967 369.6 −4.3 −1.15%
1966 373.9 +0.9 +0.23%
1965 373.1 −4.8 −1.28%
1964 377.9 −4.5 −1.17%
1963 382.4 −4.1 −1.05%
1962 386.4 −2.3 −0.6%
1961 388.8 −6.4 −1.61%
1960 395.1

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.