Health in Benin

723 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 11 deaths 2025 28th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0.0743 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 23rd
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 11 deaths 2025 28th
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 38 2023 up 26.7% 188th
Coverage of essential health services 38 2023 up 26.7% 188th
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 38 2023 up 26.7% 190th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 50.0% 2023 up 0.8% 6th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 49.0% 2023 up 1.2% 6th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 60.2% 2023 down 0.3% 2nd
Stillbirth rate 18.6 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 17.0% 31st
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 27,000 2024 down 28.9% 50th
Life expectancy vs. health spending 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Life expectancy vs. health spending 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Birth rate vs. death rate 33.88 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.4% 15th
Child mortality rate 7.9% 2023 down 22.7% 10th
Food supply vs. life expectancy 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Life expectancy of women vs. men 62.21 years 2023 up 4.0% 227th
Life expectancy at birth 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex 59.35 years 2023 up 2.5% 228th
Child mortality rate 7.9% 2023 down 22.7% 10th
Number of deaths, by world region 124,130 deaths 2023 up 14.9% 70th
Births and deaths per year 124,130 deaths 2023 up 14.9% 70th
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations 455,242 people 2023 up 14.6% 57th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 2.34 years 2023 up 64.5% 227th
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages 1.05 2023 up 1.5% 203rd
Sex gap in life expectancy 2.86 years 2023 up 50.3% 223rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 1.62 years 2023 up 45.6% 230th
Female life expectancy at birth 62.21 years 2023 up 4.0% 227th
Number of deaths 124,130 deaths 2023 up 14.9% 70th
Death rate 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 12.8% 79th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles 212,363 one-year-olds 2023 up 76.0% 28th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio 137,151 one-year-olds 2023 up 34.7% 34th
Infant mortality rate 5.2% 2023 down 20.0% 14th
Number of children who die before age 5 37,100 deaths 2023 down 11.2% 29th
Number of infants who die before age 1 24,959 deaths 2023 down 9.4% 33rd
Number of deaths 124,130 deaths 2023 up 14.9% 70th
Deaths by age group 18 deaths 2023 unchanged 130th
Number of infant deaths 21,894.0% 2023 down 11.4% 35th
Neonatal mortality rate 2.8 Deaths per 1000 live births 2023 down 14.0% 18th
Life expectancy at birth 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region 37,100 deaths 2023 down 11.2% 29th
Annual death rates at different ages 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 20.7% 14th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females 5.97 years 2023 up 1.9% 215th
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 59.35 years 2023 up 2.5% 228th
Life expectancy, source comparison 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex 49.51 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 21.1% 14th
Male life expectancy at birth 59.35 years 2023 up 2.5% 228th
Life expectancy 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th
Annual death rates at different ages in females 49.51 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 21.1% 14th
Annual death rates at different ages in males 59.57 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 20.3% 14th
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 2.86 years 2023 up 50.3% 223rd
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 2.86 years 2023 up 50.3% 223rd
Sex ratio in life expectancy 1.05 2023 up 1.5% 203rd
Mortality rates at age 25 0.4836 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 up 0.9% 10th
Mortality rates at age 65 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 up 0.6% 58th
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality 0.2208 2023 down 10.0% 9th