Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin
Benin: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin stood at 38. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin peaked at 38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2002.
Benin ranks 203rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 33 | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 38 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 38 | +8.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 38 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9 | 26 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 35 | 38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 201 Central African Republic 39 compare
- 201 Niger 39 compare
- 204 Ethiopia 33 compare
- 204 Madagascar 33 compare
- 206 Papua New Guinea 32 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 universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Benin was 38 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Benin ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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