Incidence of tuberculosis in Benin
Benin: Incidence of tuberculosis was 40 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of tuberculosis in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of tuberculosis in Benin is 40, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in Benin peaked at 84 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2024.
Benin ranks 105th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 40 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1 | 71 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4 | 51 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44 | 40 | 48 | 5 |
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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 incidence of tuberculosis in Benin?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in Benin was 40 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2006.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- Benin ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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