Benin - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 63.58
2010 57.66
2015 54.12
2019 51.83

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 7.23
2010 8.40
2015 8.99
2019 9.19

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 29.20
2010 33.93
2015 36.89
2019 38.98

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Benin was 21.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.00 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 22.80
2001 22.70
2002 22.60
2003 22.50
2004 22.40
2005 22.30
2006 22.20
2007 22.00
2008 21.60
2009 21.80
2010 21.80
2011 21.80
2012 21.80
2013 21.70
2014 21.60
2015 21.50
2016 21.40
2017 21.40
2018 21.10
2019 21.00

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Benin was 24.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.60 in 2002, while its lowest value was 24.50 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 28.50
2001 28.60
2002 28.60
2003 28.50
2004 28.40
2005 28.10
2006 27.80
2007 27.60
2008 27.20
2009 27.20
2010 27.00
2011 26.90
2012 26.70
2013 26.40
2014 26.10
2015 25.90
2016 25.60
2017 25.20
2018 24.90
2019 24.50

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Benin was 22.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.30 in 2002, while its lowest value was 22.60 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 25.30
2001 25.30
2002 25.30
2003 25.20
2004 25.10
2005 24.90
2006 24.70
2007 24.50
2008 24.10
2009 24.20
2010 24.10
2011 24.10
2012 24.00
2013 23.80
2014 23.70
2015 23.50
2016 23.30
2017 23.20
2018 22.90
2019 22.60

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 193.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 219.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 205.00

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Benin was 2.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.20 in 2002 and a minimum value of 2.60 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.10
2001 3.00
2002 3.20
2003 3.10
2004 3.10
2005 3.00
2006 2.90
2007 2.90
2008 2.80
2009 2.80
2010 2.90
2011 3.00
2012 3.00
2013 3.00
2014 3.00
2015 2.90
2016 2.80
2017 2.80
2018 2.70
2019 2.60

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Benin was 2.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.30 in 2013 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2001.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.20
2001 2.00
2002 2.20
2003 2.20
2004 2.20
2005 2.10
2006 2.10
2007 2.00
2008 2.00
2009 2.00
2010 2.10
2011 2.20
2012 2.30
2013 2.30
2014 2.20
2015 2.20
2016 2.10
2017 2.10
2018 2.00
2019 2.00

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Benin was 3.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.10 in 2003 and a minimum value of 3.30 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.10
2001 3.90
2002 4.10
2003 4.10
2004 4.00
2005 3.90
2006 3.80
2007 3.80
2008 3.70
2009 3.70
2010 3.70
2011 3.80
2012 3.80
2013 3.80
2014 3.70
2015 3.70
2016 3.50
2017 3.50
2018 3.30
2019 3.30

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Benin was 3.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.70 in 2002 and a minimum value of 3.80 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.70
2001 4.70
2002 4.70
2003 4.60
2004 4.60
2005 4.50
2006 4.50
2007 4.30
2008 4.10
2009 4.20
2010 4.20
2011 4.20
2012 4.10
2013 4.10
2014 4.10
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 3.90
2018 3.90
2019 3.80

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Benin was 11.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.10 in 2004 and a minimum value of 11.80 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 12.90
2001 13.10
2002 13.10
2003 13.00
2004 13.10
2005 13.00
2006 12.90
2007 12.70
2008 12.50
2009 12.80
2010 12.70
2011 12.70
2012 12.60
2013 12.50
2014 12.40
2015 12.20
2016 12.10
2017 12.00
2018 12.00
2019 11.80

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Benin was 7.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.80 in 2004 and a minimum value of 7.80 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 8.80
2001 8.80
2002 8.80
2003 8.80
2004 8.80
2005 8.70
2006 8.60
2007 8.50
2008 8.20
2009 8.50
2010 8.40
2011 8.50
2012 8.30
2013 8.30
2014 8.20
2015 8.10
2016 8.00
2017 8.00
2018 7.90
2019 7.80

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Benin was 26.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.90 in 2005 and a minimum value of 26.80 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 28.40
2001 28.50
2002 28.70
2003 28.20
2004 28.00
2005 28.90
2006 28.10
2007 27.60
2008 27.60
2009 27.90
2010 28.20
2011 28.10
2012 27.40
2013 27.00
2014 27.00
2015 27.30
2016 27.50
2017 27.00
2018 26.90
2019 26.80

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 59.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors