Health in Benin

1,230 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2025 22nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 55.9% 2017 up 17.9% 62nd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 62.3% 2017 up 13.6% 66th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 67.1% 2017 up 9.6% 76th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 75.8% 2017 up 4.5% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 89.9% 2017 down 0.4% 82nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 0.8% 2017 up 14.3% 95th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 3.2% 2017 up 37.3% 94th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 6.7% 2017 up 37.7% 92nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 15.2% 2017 up 25.0% 93rd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 46.1% 2017 down 1.2% 86th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 91.7% 2017 down 1.2% 2nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 81.9% 2017 down 6.8% 3rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 66.2% 2017 down 13.7% 3rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 32.5% 2017 down 32.5% 5th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 5.9% 2017 down 33.5% 5th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 55.0% 2017 up 18.5% 58th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 60.4% 2017 up 12.3% 59th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 65.7% 2017 up 14.0% 60th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 65.8% 2017 up 6.7% 66th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 73.5% 2017 up 7.4% 75th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 58.5% 2017 up 19.6% 91st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 70.8% 2017 up 3.2% 94th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 77.7% 2017 down 4.1% 94th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 87.4% 2017 down 2.4% 93rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 94.4% 2017 down 2.4% 88th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 0.7% 2017 up 5.8% 96th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 1.6% 2017 up 5.4% 95th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 3.3% 2017 up 34.5% 94th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 6.1% 2017 up 30.5% 93rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 16.8% 2017 up 14.7% 92nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 3.0% 2017 up 22.0% 96th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 10.5% 2017 up 18.9% 95th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 18.6% 2017 up 0.2% 95th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 30.8% 2017 down 8.8% 90th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 63.3% 2017 down 2.9% 88th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 93.5% 2017 down 0.2% 3rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 88.6% 2017 down 2.1% 2nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 80.5% 2017 down 7.3% 4th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 71.9% 2017 down 9.5% 5th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 46.3% 2017 down 17.4% 5th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 82.5% 2017 down 4.3% 1st
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 42.8% 2017 down 21.6% 2nd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 19.7% 2017 down 16.7% 2nd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 8.9% 2017 up 14.0% 3rd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 1.4% 2017 up 21.3% 3rd
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Prevalence of syphilis 0.1% 2022 down 14.3% 74th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 down 100.0% 23rd
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 641 2009 up 56.3% 12th
Population 0-24 63.3% 2011 down 2.3% 16th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 25 2012 down 10.7% 68th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 11 2025 32nd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 63.6% 2018 down 13.8% 41st
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 80.4% 2018 down 4.2% 38th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 85.7% 2018 down 3.6% 37th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 92.5% 2018 down 3.3% 36th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 96.0% 2018 down 3.0% 33rd