Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin
Benin: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 63.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin, 2003–2019
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Benin recorded 63.9% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin peaked at 67.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2019.
Benin ranks 27th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67.2% | — |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | -0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 63.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Benin's 63.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 66.3% | 67.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 63.9% | 66.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Guinea 72.6% compare
- 25 Congo 68.0% compare
- 26 Bangladesh 67.3% compare
- 28 Kenya 63.2% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 30 Mauritania 56.8% 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 risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Benin was 63.9% in 2019, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).