Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin
Benin: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin stood at 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin peaked at 1.36 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3858 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Benin 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 1.36 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.26 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 1.21 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9247 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4734 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5782 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5172 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4933 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3858 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7002 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +81.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7434 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7492 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6754 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6001 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.52 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5801 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6183 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6851 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7321 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8096 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7224 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5166 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7395 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 0.634 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7391 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7888 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6489 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7692 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8958 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.92 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7971 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8879 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.977 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.14 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.15 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2848 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.9247 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.36 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5916 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.3858 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7492 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6558 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5166 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.8096 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8485 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.6489 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.06 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.14 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 9 Yemen 1.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 10 Singapore 1.26 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 1.23 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 13 Pakistan 1.17 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 1.1 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 15 Ethiopia 1.04 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Benin was 1.22 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3858 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.