UHC service coverage index in Benin
Benin: UHC service coverage index was 38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage index in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Benin recorded 38 for uhc service coverage index in 2023. 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, uhc service coverage index in Benin peaked at 38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2002.
That places Benin 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage index 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. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 79% of the median. (48 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
- 186 Central African Republic 39 compare
- 186 Niger 39 compare
- 189 Ethiopia 33 compare
- 189 Madagascar 33 compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 32 compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage index in Benin?
- Uhc service coverage index in Benin was 38 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Benin ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index 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 Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.