Health system composite index in Benin
Benin: Health system composite index was -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health system composite index in Benin is -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Benin peaked at -0.7325 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1990 and was at its lowest, -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2024.
That places Benin 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Benin, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.9587 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.4% |
| 1970 | -0.9991 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 1980 | -1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.0% |
| 1981 | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.9% |
| 1983 | -1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.5% |
| 1985 | -1.23 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.8% |
| 1986 | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.5% |
| 1987 | -1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1% |
| 1988 | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.6% |
| 1989 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.9% |
| 1990 | -0.7325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -35.7% |
| 1991 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +58.7% |
| 1992 | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.4% |
| 1993 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.5% |
| 1994 | -0.9453 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 1995 | -0.9977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.5% |
| 1996 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 1997 | -0.8736 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.6% |
| 1998 | -0.8359 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.3% |
| 1999 | -0.8131 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.7% |
| 2000 | -0.8191 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.9371 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.4% |
| 2002 | -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.3% |
| 2003 | -1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.3% |
| 2004 | -1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.1% |
| 2005 | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.9% |
| 2006 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.5% |
| 2007 | -1.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.0% |
| 2008 | -1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.2% |
| 2009 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.8% |
| 2010 | -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -1.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.5% |
| 2012 | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.8% |
| 2013 | -1.38 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.8% |
| 2014 | -1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2015 | -1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -1.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.6% |
| 2017 | -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.0% |
| 2018 | -1.48 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3% |
| 2019 | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.1% |
| 2020 | -1.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.6% |
| 2021 | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.1% |
| 2022 | -1.66 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.2% |
| 2023 | -1.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.2% |
| 2024 | -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +37.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9587 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -0.9991 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9991 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9991 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 1980s | -1.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.9477 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7325 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.15 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.36 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8191 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.57 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.26 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.5 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 192 Papua New Guinea -2.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 193 Madagascar -2.19 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 194 Nigeria -2.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 196 Central African Republic -2.82 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Benin?
- Health system composite index in Benin was -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7325 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1990.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for health system composite index?
- Benin ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.