Health in Benin

347 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14, male 3.10 million 2025 up 23.9% 64th
Population ages 0-14, female 40.8% 2025 down 4.5% 14th
Population ages 0-14, female 3.01 million 2025 up 24.1% 63rd
Immunization, Pol3 63.0% 2024 down 11.3% 177th
Immunization, BCG 99.0% 2024 up 3.1% 1st
Mortality rate, under-5 74.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 24.1% 12th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 69.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 24.4% 12th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 79.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 23.7% 11th
Mortality rate, neonatal 27.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 14.5% 18th
Immunization, DPT 63.0% 2024 down 14.9% 180th
Immunization, measles 44.0% 2024 down 32.3% 189th
Survival to age 65, male 56.1% 2024 up 2.7% 201st
Survival to age 65, female 61.8% 2024 up 5.9% 206th
Fertility rate, total 4.48 births per woman 2024 down 16.6% 14th
Life expectancy at birth, male 59.52 years 2024 up 2.6% 207th
Life expectancy at birth, total 60.96 years 2024 up 3.3% 207th
Life expectancy at birth, female 62.42 years 2024 up 4.1% 206th
Mortality rate, infant, male 49.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.4% 18th
Mortality rate, infant 45.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.6% 17th
Mortality rate, infant, female 40.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 23.1% 17th
Death rate, crude 8.71 per 1,000 people 2024 down 12.8% 69th
Birth rate, crude 33.42 per 1,000 people 2024 down 15.1% 14th
Mortality rate, adult, male 287.55 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 0.3% 18th
Mortality rate, adult, female 242.36 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 6.7% 11th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 36.8% 13th
Life expectancy 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Number of maternal deaths 2,500 2023 down 3.8% 18th
Maternal mortality ratio 518 2023 down 14.7% 8th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 2.3% 2023 down 27.7% 9th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 44 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 37.5% 186th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 16.3 per 1,000 2024 down 10.4% 15th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 11.3 per 1,000 2024 down 21.5% 7th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 11.5 per 1,000 2024 down 21.8% 10th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 6.7 per 1,000 2024 down 17.3% 16th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 12.9 per 1,000 2024 up 4.0% 41st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 6.7 per 1,000 2024 down 17.3% 17th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 15.5 per 1,000 2024 down 13.9% 13th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 7.9 per 1,000 2024 down 18.6% 25th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 10.5 per 1,000 2024 up 1.9% 24th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 8.9 per 1,000 2024 down 11.9% 13th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 17.1 per 1,000 2024 down 6.6% 17th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 64.4% 2024 up 3.4% 21st
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.2% 2024 down 33.3% 50th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.3% 2024 down 40.0% 39th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 down 68.4% 90th
Incidence of HIV, all 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 66.7% 77th
Prevalence of overweight 30.1% 2022 up 18.2% 169th
Prevalence of overweight, male 23.6% 2022 up 18.5% 164th
Prevalence of overweight, female 36.2% 2022 up 18.6% 162nd
Immunization, HepB3 63.0% 2024 down 14.9% 174th
Life expectancy at age 15 73.52 years 2100 up 1.0% 230th
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 2024 down 16.7% 38th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 70,000 2024 down 2.8% 55th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 2024 down 67.5% 74th
Newborns protected against tetanus 80.0% 2024 down 14.0% 82nd
Population ages 70-74, female 70,380 2025 up 21.0% 115th
Population ages 80 and above, male 0.3% 2025 up 6.1% 185th
Population ages 65-69, male 1.2% 2025 up 9.8% 188th
Population ages 65-69, female 1.4% 2025 up 5.1% 193rd
Population ages 60-64, female 2.0% 2025 up 14.5% 191st