Deaths in Benin

Deaths in Benin was 124,132 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 70th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count124,132 Estimated

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank70th of 236Countries ranked

Series high125,4012021

Series low70,3671957

Deaths in Benin, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	124,132 Estimated
2022	123,117 Estimated
2021	125,401 Estimated
2020	119,849 Estimated
2019	118,810 Estimated
2018	117,361 Estimated
2017	115,824 Estimated
2016	114,439 Estimated
2015	112,453 Estimated
2014	110,185 Estimated
2013	108,070 Estimated
2012	106,672 Estimated
2011	104,280 Estimated
2010	101,943 Estimated
2009	100,005 Estimated
2008	98,317 Estimated
2007	95,458 Estimated
2006	94,348 Estimated
2005	92,407 Estimated
2004	91,575 Estimated
2003	90,236 Estimated
2002	88,903 Estimated
2001	87,565 Estimated
2000	85,863 Estimated
1999	84,880 Estimated
1998	83,651 Estimated
1997	82,408 Estimated
1996	81,922 Estimated
1995	81,674 Estimated
1994	81,965 Estimated
1993	78,952 Estimated
1992	78,583 Estimated
1991	78,904 Estimated
1990	78,376 Estimated
1989	78,299 Estimated
1988	77,859 Estimated
1987	78,207 Estimated
1986	78,133 Estimated
1985	78,245 Estimated
1984	77,971 Estimated
1983	77,737 Estimated
1982	76,960 Estimated
1981	76,100 Estimated
1980	75,128 Estimated
1979	74,222 Estimated
1978	73,601 Estimated
1977	73,209 Estimated
1976	73,143 Estimated
1975	73,084 Estimated
1974	73,028 Estimated
1973	72,794 Estimated
1972	72,750 Estimated
1971	72,752 Estimated
1970	72,374 Estimated
1969	72,199 Estimated
1968	71,993 Estimated
1967	71,878 Estimated
1966	71,937 Estimated
1965	71,482 Estimated
1964	71,412 Estimated
1963	71,212 Estimated
1962	71,049 Estimated
1961	70,774 Estimated
1960	70,626 Estimated
1959	70,487 Estimated
1958	70,397 Estimated
1957	70,367 Estimated
1956	70,411 Estimated
1955	70,406 Estimated
1954	70,401 Estimated
1953	70,627 Estimated
1952	70,852 Estimated
1951	71,040 Estimated
1950	71,297 Estimated

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Deaths, 2023, count. Benin is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Benin, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Benin, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/benin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Benin, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/benin.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Benin, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/benin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Benin, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/benin. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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125,401 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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