Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Benin
Benin: Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds was 63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Benin, 1985–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 63 for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Benin peaked at 82 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1985.
Benin ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16 | — |
| 1986 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 25 | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 48 | +60.0% |
| 1990 | 74 | +54.2% |
| 1991 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 68 | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 70 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 82 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63 | -8.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +60.0% | 30 | 48 |
| 1990 | +54.2% | 48 | 74 |
| 1987 | +47.1% | 17 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2 | 16 | 48 | 5 |
| 1990s | 71.7 | 66 | 82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.8 | 73 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4 | 69 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2 | 63 | 69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 65 compare
- 176 Vanuatu 65 compare
- 179 Comoros 62 compare
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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 polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Benin?
- Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds in Benin was 63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 1994.
- What is the lowest polio vaccine coverage of one year olds recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for polio vaccine coverage of one year olds?
- Benin ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is polio vaccine coverage of one year olds rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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