Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin
Benin: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin is 38, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin peaked at 38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2002.
Benin ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 33 | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 38 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 38 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9 | 26 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 35 | 38 | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Benin was 38 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Benin ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.