Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Benin
Benin: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0004 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0004 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0008 cases per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 cases per person, in 2024.
Benin ranks 106th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0007 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0008 cases per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 cases per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 cases per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 cases per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 cases per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 cases per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 cases per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 cases per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 cases per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 cases per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 cases per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 cases per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 cases per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 cases per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 cases per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 cases per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 cases per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 cases per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 cases per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 cases per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 cases per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 cases per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 cases per person | -4.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0004 cases per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0004 cases per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 cases per person | 0.0007 cases per person | 0.0008 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 cases per person | 0.0005 cases per person | 0.0008 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 cases per person | 0.0004 cases per person | 0.0005 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 tuberculosis cases, per capita in Benin?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Benin was 0.0004 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 cases per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Benin ranks 106th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.