Health in Benin

1,208 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 18.54 2021 up 39.1% 111th
Dengue fever deaths 0.09 2021 up 28.6% 62nd
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 269.55 2021 down 4.9% 77th
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 149.81 2021 up 2.9% 81st
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 2.15 2021 down 22.7% 64th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 24.37 2021 down 9.6% 88th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 74.97 2021 up 7.3% 128th
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 14,040 2021 up 27.7% 103rd
Total disease burden who 6.86 million 2021 up 9.6% 64th
Burden of disease who 52,782 2021 down 18.0% 20th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 35.52 2021 down 0.7% 184th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 65.6% 2023 up 19.3% 15th
Male female ratio suicides rates 3.78 2021 down 0.7% 75th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 3,764 2021 down 12.9% 82nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are cl 347 2021 up 5.5% 96th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have e 202 2021 down 49.2% 113th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 90.0% 2024 up 104.5% 26th
Share of women who are smoking 1.8 2022 down 43.8% 138th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 13.8 2022 down 24.6% 150th
Share of men who are smoking 13.8 2022 down 24.6% 150th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 7.8 2022 down 27.8% 155th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 37 2024 up 131.2% 96th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 15.0% 2023 up 44.2% 27th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 53.4 2024 down 32.0% 44th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are ba 3,162 2021 down 5.1% 72nd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 7.2 2014 up 22.0% 126th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 4.66 2014 down 7.5% 180th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 5.1 2014 up 24.4% 161st
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 6.55 million 2024 up 50.2% 35th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 43 2015 down 60.9% 54th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 80.8% 2022 down 0.2% 141st
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total 54.71 2019 down 10.7% 18th
Number of new leprosy cases 74 2024 down 61.5% 56th
Pharmacists 0.54 2024 up 5,300.0% 121st
Low birth weight prevalence 16.4% 2020 down 7.3% 22nd
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage amon 69.0% 2025 up 187.5% 175th
Low birth weight number 77.2 2020 up 17.3% 31st
Number of new hivaids infections who 1,400 2024 down 57.6% 64th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 321,000 2030 up 8.8% 117th
Incidence of malaria 354.25 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 4.0% 1st
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 2,635 2025 up 42.8% 30th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 27.82 2023 up 19.6% 53rd
Death rate road traffic injuries 26.8 2019 down 5.0% 40th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically c 3,419 2023 up 9.3% 73rd
Cholera case fatality rate 1.77 2021 up 234.0% 20th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 60.77 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 3.2% 2030 down 20.0% 155th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 3.6% 2030 down 18.2% 154th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 495 2021 down 31.9% 54th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 1,330 2019 up 18.2% 41st
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 71.0% 2019 down 3.9% 11th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of d 5,869 2019 up 37.6% 114th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.7% 2024 down 22.2% 43rd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 101 2019 up 2.0% 183rd
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 56 2024 down 49.1% 109th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 26.8 per 100,000 population 2019 down 3.9% 40th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 16.3 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 4.1% 27th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 37.3 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 4.4% 44th
Ipv vaccine coverage 63 2024 up 162.5% 182nd
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 477 2021 down 11.2% 51st