Benin vs Togo
Benin vs Togo: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Benin and 12.3 per 100,000 people in Togo, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Togo, by 1.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.1 times that in Benin.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Togo has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Benin ranked 63 and Togo ranked 51 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Benin | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 13 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.8 | 13 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12 | 12.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.3 | 12 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11 | 11.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Togo
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Togo: 62.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Togo: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Togo: 41.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Togo: 3.66% in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Togo: 8.22 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Togo: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Togo: 44.4% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Togo: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Togo: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Togo: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Togo: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Togo: $192M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Togo: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Togo: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Togo: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Togo: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Togo: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Togo: 5 million TIV in 2025