Benin—Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #11 of 216
Latest Value
244.6
2023
YoY Change
-2.0%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#11
of 216 countries
Maximum
268.0
2021
Minimum
244.6
2023
CAGR
-0.0%
24 years
Last
244.6
Previous
249.6
Highest
268.0
Lowest
244.6
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 244.6 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 249.6 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 268.0 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 246.7 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 253.6 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 256.3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 255.9 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 259.1 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 260.0 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 259.9 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 260.2 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 263.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 263.3 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 261.8 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 260.6 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 259.3 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 251.9 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 252.9 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 253.7 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 256.3 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 255.6 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 254.1 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 251.4 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 247.3 |
Top Countries — Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 361.6 | 2023 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 342.6 | 2023 |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 326.8 | 2023 |
| 4 | Chad | 309.4 | 2023 |
| 5 | Nauru | 306.9 | 2023 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 278.1 | 2023 |
| 7 | Kenya | 274.7 | 2023 |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 264.4 | 2023 |
| 9 | South Sudan | 247.5 | 2023 |
| 10 | Liberia | 244.8 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Human Mortality Database, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, uri: www.mortality.org;University of California, Berkeley, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database; French Institute for Demographic Studies, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →