Measles number unvaccinated in Benin
Benin: Measles number unvaccinated was 212,363 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Measles number unvaccinated in Benin, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 212,363 for measles number unvaccinated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles number unvaccinated in Benin peaked at 212,363 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,118, in 1990.
Benin ranks 29th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Measles number unvaccinated in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 138,111 | — |
| 1986 | 147,618 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 140,336 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 136,515 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 104,272 | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 43,118 | -58.6% |
| 1991 | 84,126 | +95.1% |
| 1992 | 64,798 | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 73,428 | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 50,370 | -31.4% |
| 1995 | 83,737 | +66.2% |
| 1996 | 98,622 | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 84,482 | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 83,769 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 80,684 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 79,962 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 87,222 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 94,818 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 100,136 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 109,090 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 118,677 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 106,516 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 97,092 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 113,404 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 98,721 | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 111,128 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 106,738 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 95,118 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 120,682 | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 135,974 | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 131,663 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 130,740 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 146,009 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 165,245 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 179,549 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 197,622 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 203,160 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 209,592 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 212,363 | +1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 212,363 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,157, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 212,363 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81,203, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles number unvaccinated in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +95.1% | 43,118 | 84,126 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 133,370 | 104,272 | 147,618 | 5 |
| 1990s | 74,713 | 43,118 | 98,622 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,564 | 79,962 | 118,677 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,285 | 95,118 | 179,549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 205,684 | 197,622 | 212,363 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles number unvaccinated in Benin?
- Measles number unvaccinated in Benin was 212,363 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest measles number unvaccinated recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 212,363 in 2023.
- What is the lowest measles number unvaccinated recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,118 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for measles number unvaccinated?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is measles number unvaccinated rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Measles number unvaccinated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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