Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin
Benin: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae was 132,727 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin, 2011–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin stood at 132,727 one-year-olds.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin peaked at 227,709 one-year-olds in 2011 and was at its lowest, 110,312 one-year-olds, in 2016.
Benin ranks 30th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 227,709 one-year-olds | — |
| 2012 | 120,727 one-year-olds | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 113,139 one-year-olds | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 120,434 one-year-olds | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 111,714 one-year-olds | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 110,312 one-year-olds | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 116,807 one-year-olds | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 118,637 one-year-olds | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 123,974 one-year-olds | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 128,884 one-year-olds | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 129,676 one-year-olds | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 135,361 one-year-olds | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 132,727 one-year-olds | -1.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 132,727 one-year-olds is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61,795 one-year-olds, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 132,727 one-year-olds is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54,481 one-year-olds, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -47.0% | 227,709 one-year-olds | 120,727 one-year-olds |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 129,273 one-year-olds | 110,312 one-year-olds | 227,709 one-year-olds | 9 |
| 2020s | 131,662 one-year-olds | 128,884 one-year-olds | 135,361 one-year-olds | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Benin was 132,727 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 227,709 one-year-olds in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,312 one-year-olds in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.