Health in Benin 1,208 indicators covering health for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 94.0% 2024 up 5.6% 80th Hospital beds 4.33 2021 down 8.3% 146th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 75.0% 2022 unchanged 70th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 5.12 2024 down 71.8% 57th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 86 2023 up 4.9% 31st Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 8.3% 2021 up 62.7% 18th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) i 0.0% 2025 β 167th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version, 2 20 2025 β 162nd Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 19.6% 2021 up 14.6% 14th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 5.88 2024 down 60.6% 61st Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 85 2024 down 46.2% 52nd New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th Children (0-14) living with HIV 5,200 2024 down 45.8% 32nd Ipv1 number unvaccinated 137,151 2023 down 54.8% 30th Children living with hiv 5,200 2024 down 45.8% 32nd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 22.4% 2022 up 73.6% 103rd Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 down 61.5% 29th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 β 3rd Number of children newly infected with hiv 500 2024 down 61.5% 29th Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 469.83 2024 down 62.4% 29th Number of female leprosy new cases 36 2024 down 60.9% 48th Estimated number of malaria deaths 9,946 2024 up 12.4% 19th Estimated number of malaria cases 5.12 million 2024 up 25.8% 17th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 up 33.3% 1st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 16.9% 2022 up 113.9% 103rd Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 9,500 2014 up 4.4% 80th Estimated malaria incidence 354.25 2024 down 4.0% 1st Estimated malaria mortality rate 68.77 2024 down 14.3% 7th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 39 2024 down 13.3% 29th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 2.7 2024 down 38.3% 24th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices in 2.47 2022 down 9.2% 161st Taxes as a % of price: total tax 13.2% 2022 up 51.4% 183rd Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 3.4% 2022 up 38.8% 167th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 9.0% 2022 up 66.9% 85th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 0.0% 2022 β 135th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 β 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.9% 2022 down 5.3% 38th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 7.0% 2023 down 92.9% 57th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 500 2022 down 6.9% 45th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on W 5,100 2025 down 44.6% 36th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 2.4% 2021 up 118.2% 8th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 unchanged 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st Midwifery personnel 2,527 2024 up 70.7% 66th Number of deaths from malaria who 9,946 2024 up 12.4% 19th Death rate from malaria 68.77 2024 down 14.3% 7th Incidence of malaria 354.25 2024 down 4.0% 1st Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 64 2024 down 7.2% 127th Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 64 2024 down 7.2% 127th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 51 2025 up 155.0% 41st Death rate from poisonings 1.1 2021 down 8.3% 45th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 34.1% 2021 down 8.8% 17th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 5.9 2022 down 31.0% 57th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 β 19th Malaria cases reported 1.35 million 2024 up 19.3% 26th Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.06 2020 down 87.2% 101st Mean systolic blood pressure 126.7 2009 up 0.8% 77th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5 2009 down 2.0% 156th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 3,339 2025 up 39.4% 26th β Previous Page 15 of 21 Next β