Health in Benin

1,208 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 14.67 2023 down 45.0% 178th
Private health expenditure per person 64.65 2023 up 85.7% 162nd
Public healthcare spending share gdp 0.4895 2023 down 36.0% 189th
Health spending per person by source 20.22 2023 up 5.3% 178th
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 down 100.0% 8th
Number of new hiv infections per year 1,384 2024 down 58.2% 68th
Rubella vaccination coverage 44 2024 down 24.1% 170th
Deaths from aids un 1,299 2024 down 38.9% 47th
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 7.3 2020 down 19.7% 16th
Cost healthy diet 3.39 2024 up 18.9% 152nd
Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 β€” 58th
Medical doctors 3,096 2024 up 81.2% 123rd
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 860 2024 down 54.7% 75th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 12.9% 2024 up 57.3% 116th
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due 715.49 2024 up 41.5% 27th
Mean systolic blood pressure 125.5 2015 down 1.6% 78th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 35 2023 up 105.9% 178th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 22 2023 unchanged 185th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 40 2023 up 25.0% 187th
UHC Service Coverage Index 38 2023 up 26.7% 189th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 69 2023 up 3.0% 44th
Stillbirth rate 18.6 2023 down 17.0% 31st
Number of stillbirths 9,061 2023 down 6.8% 41st
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 137,151 2023 up 58.1% 34th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 64.0% 2025 β€” 111th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 down 43.2% 55th
Tb related deaths hiv 310 2023 down 20.5% 50th
Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 up 33.3% 1st
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic produ 3.3% 2023 up 16.3% 173rd
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expe 38.4% 2023 up 53.6% 16th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 14.7% 2023 down 45.0% 179th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 42.4% 2023 down 0.4% 52nd
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 0.5% 2023 down 36.0% 190th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 2.6% 2023 down 50.3% 189th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current h 46.9% 2023 down 2.9% 64th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 46.53 2023 up 38.7% 177th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 21.83 2023 up 34.7% 165th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 6.82 2023 down 23.6% 179th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 3.34 2023 up 16.3% 174th
Health expenditure government expenditure 2.55 2023 down 50.3% 190th
Mumps - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 110th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 6.1 2023 down 39.0% 53rd
Hib vaccine 63 2024 down 14.9% 179th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 17.88 2023 up 113.1% 42nd
Dentists 68 2024 up 655.6% 141st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 9.8% 2024 up 83.9% 107th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 8,848 2024 up 33.7% 125th
Nursing personnel 6,321 2024 up 23.0% 134th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 6.7% 2024 up 6.6% 80th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 28.27 2019 down 15.8% 123rd
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 25.4 2019 down 16.2% 140th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 38.5% 2019 up 55.9% 167th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardiz 31.2 2019 down 11.9% 153rd
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension )am 9.3% 2019 up 86.0% 164th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) a 9.0% 2019 up 80.0% 161st
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertens 23.5% 2019 up 38.2% 156th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertens 24.9% 2019 up 38.3% 159th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 37.0% 2019 up 56.8% 162nd
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 27.9 2019 down 12.5% 174th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) immunizati 64.0% 2025 down 11.1% 141st