Number healthy diet unaffordable in Benin
Benin: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 7.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.70 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 150 countries
All-time high
9.50 million
in 2017
All-time low
7.70 million
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Benin, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number healthy diet unaffordable in Benin is 7.70 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% over ten years.
Benin ranks 50th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.50 million | — |
| 2018 | 8.60 million | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 8.10 million | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.80 million | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 7.70 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.70 million | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 7.70 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.10 million, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 7.70 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.20 million, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.73 million | 8.10 million | 9.50 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.88 million | 7.70 million | 8.10 million | 5 |
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 number healthy diet unaffordable in Benin?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Benin was 7.70 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.50 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.70 million in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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