Social Security expenditure on health in Benin
Benin: Social Security expenditure on health was 0.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Benin, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.4% for social security expenditure on health in 2011.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Benin peaked at 0.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
Benin ranks 27th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Benin, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4% | — |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 16% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Seychelles 1.1% compare
- 25 Mali 0.7% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 28 Angola 0.0%
- 28 Botswana 0.0%
- 28 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 28 Chad 0.0%
- 28 Comoros 0.0%
- 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 28 Congo 0.0%
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 28 Eritrea 0.0%
- 28 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 28 Gambia 0.0%
- 28 Lesotho 0.0%
- 28 Liberia 0.0%
- 28 Libya 0.0%
- 28 Madagascar 0.0%
- 28 Malawi 0.0%
- 28 Mauritius 0.0%
- 28 Nigeria 0.0%
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 28 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 28 Somalia 0.0%
- 28 Eswatini 0.0%
- 28 Uganda 0.0%
- 28 Zambia 0.0%
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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 social security expenditure on health in Benin?
- Social security expenditure on health in Benin was 0.4% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.