Health in Benin

1,208 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method of attack stacked bar 0 2021 21st
Terrorism deaths rate 0 2021 58th
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 2021 21st
Prevalence of HIV, total 0.7% 2024 down 30.0% 51st
Number of people who are undernourished 2.00 million 2023 up 100.0% 49th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 21.8% 2024 up 20.7% 111th
External health expenditure channeled through government 66.9% 2023 up 92.0% 44th
Mortality from ncds sdgs 20.8 2021 down 7.6% 72nd
Mortality from ncds gender 22.7 2021 down 10.3% 76th
Healthy life expectancy at birth 55.72 2021 up 4.2% 153rd
Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 8.51 2021 down 8.1% 52nd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 19.0% 2021 down 5.5% 66th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 22.7% 2021 down 10.3% 76th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 20.8% 2021 down 7.6% 72nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.08 per 100,000 population 2021 down 15.0% 50th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.71 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 12.3% 51st
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.46 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 15.6% 45th
Suicide mortality rate, female 3.09 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 8.0% 104th
Suicide mortality rate, male 11.14 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 3.4% 90th
Suicide mortality rate 7.12 per 100,000 population 2021 down 4.3% 97th
Nurses and midwives 0.611 per 1,000 people 2023 up 8.1% 174th
Share of women among the population living with hiv 64.37 2024 up 3.4% 21st
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 6.89 2023 up 17.7% 42nd
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 97.9% 2023 down 0.9% 29th
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for c 0.1479 2023 up 107.9% 130th
Diabetes prevalence who gho 7.2 2014 up 22.0% 127th
Child mortality rate ihme 8.5 2019 down 26.3% 11th
Neonatal mortality ihme 3.05 2019 down 15.5% 11th
Number of neonatal deaths ihme 15,409 2019 up 5.3% 31st
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 3.46 2020 up 33.6% 44th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 8.83 2020 up 33.6% 41st
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 14.27 2020 up 32.4% 40th
Low-birthweight babies 16.4% 2020 down 7.1% 23rd
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 87 2024 up 117.5% 29th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 10.51 2022 up 0.3% 196th
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 12.11 2022 up 69.0% 103rd
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 10.41 2022 up 81.4% 140th
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 11.99 2022 up 3.2% 195th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.3213 2023 down 13.0% 10th
Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.3213 2023 down 13.0% 10th
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 8.13 2024 down 24.9% 11th
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 47.4% 2019 down 9.4% 28th
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 63.9% 2019 down 3.6% 27th
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 12th
Maternal mortality slope chart 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 13th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 13th
Number of maternal deaths by region 2,451 2020 up 10.1% 25th
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 13th
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 13th
Maternal deaths by income group 2,451 2020 up 10.1% 25th
Maternal mortality vs fertility 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 13th
Maternal deaths ihme 2,451 2020 up 10.1% 25th
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 522.61 2020 down 12.6% 12th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologi 81.0% 2023 down 8.9% 39th
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 5.7 2023 up 8.2% 40th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 69.0% 2025 down 6.8% 172nd
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) immunizatio 69.0% 2025 down 6.8% 173rd
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 49.0% 2025 down 26.9% 188th
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 69.0% 2025 down 6.8% 168th