Health in Benin

1,208 indicators covering health for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by 23.0% 2025 191st
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization 82.0% 2025 unchanged 167th
New HIV infections 0.1 2025 down 65.5% 70th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 33.2% 2024 down 2.1% 19th
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model 731.1 2024 up 15.3% 36th
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), mo 82.1 2024 up 148.0% 64th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-fo 3.7% 2024 up 105.6% 124th
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 28.4% 2024 up 0.7% 96th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.1 2018 unchanged 102nd
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.1 2018 up 5.1% 144th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3 2018 up 11.1% 145th
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 2018 unchanged 101st
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 2.9 2018 up 7.4% 150th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.1 2018 up 2.5% 151st
Prevalence of anemia among children 71.0% 2019 down 3.9% 11th
Births attended by skilled health staff 78.1% 2018 up 5.5% 139th
Births attended by health staff sdgs 78.1 2018 up 5.5% 139th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 2,118 2021 up 6.8% 38th
Adolescent mortality rate 6.73 2021 down 18.8% 16th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 65,000 2024 up 4.8% 54th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 7.4% 2024 down 21.3% 152nd
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 1.6% 2024 down 36.0% 139th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 13.2% 2024 down 19.0% 149th
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 99.0% 2025 up 3.1% 1st
Physicians per 1000 people 0.216 2023 up 300.0% 161st
Physicians 0.216 per 1,000 people 2023 up 300.0% 161st
Share of the population infected with hiv 0.6609 2024 down 36.1% 57th
Global vaccination coverage 63 2024 down 14.9% 175th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and tech 3.0% 2024 up 200.0% 167th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 5,800 2024 down 19.4% 82nd
Incidence of tuberculosis 40 2024 down 39.4% 105th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 670 2024 down 44.2% 59th
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 760 2024 down 41.5% 69th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 5.3 2024 down 55.8% 80th
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 200 2024 down 58.3% 57th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 21 2024 down 19.2% 23rd
Life satisfaction vs child mortality 4.39 2025 up 26.1% 126th
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 40 2024 down 39.4% 107th
Tuberculosis deaths region 960 2024 down 46.7% 67th
Tuberculosis death rate 6.6 2024 down 58.8% 83rd
Tuberculosis deaths who 960 2024 down 46.7% 67th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 10.7% 2024 up 65.3% 94th
Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 12 2024 down 25.0% 38th
Life expectancy prados de la escosura 60.09 2020 up 3.0% 150th
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.2 2024 down 33.3% 50th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 4,032 2024 up 3.8% 85th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 1,400 2024 down 57.6% 65th
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 70 2024 up 29.6% 120th
AIDS estimated deaths 1,300 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 38.1% 46th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 23.5 2016 up 3.5% 151st
Rubella - number of reported cases 7 2025 down 82.5% 57th
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 91 2023 up 2.2% 40th
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 26th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 137.83 current international $ 2023 up 91.3% 173rd
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 58.45 current international $ 2023 up 90.5% 157th
Domestic general government health expenditure 0.5% 2023 down 36.0% 189th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 64.65 current international $ 2023 up 85.7% 162nd
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 6.82 current US$ 2023 down 23.6% 177th
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 42.41 2023 down 0.4% 52nd
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 91 2023 up 2.2% 45th