Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin
Benin: Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted was 715.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin is 715.49, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin peaked at 1,132 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
Benin ranks 27th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 230.14 | — |
| 2009 | 267.3 | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 292.69 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 278.21 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 301.65 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 290.74 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 505.73 | +73.9% |
| 2015 | 1,094 | +116.4% |
| 2016 | 1,132 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 956.44 | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 948.82 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 805.07 | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 786.67 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 701.05 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 880.26 | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 849.06 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 715.49 | -15.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 715.49 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 518.23, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Benin's 715.49 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,267, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +116.4% | 505.73 | 1,094 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.74 | 0 | 267.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 660.59 | 278.21 | 1,132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 786.5 | 701.05 | 880.26 | 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 of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin?
- Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Benin was 715.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,132 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due to pmtct. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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