Medical doctors in Benin
Benin: Medical doctors was 30.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
79th
of 82 countries
All-time high
41.6%
in 2018
All-time low
25.9%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2024
Medical doctors in Benin, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Benin is 30.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Benin peaked at 41.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2013.
Benin ranks 79th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 25.9% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.8% | 31.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 77 Seychelles 33.0% compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 31.1% compare
- 80 South Korea 25.6% compare
- 81 Japan 23.5% compare
- 82 Chad 17.5% compare
More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Benin?
- Medical doctors in Benin was 30.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for medical doctors?
- Benin ranks 79th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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