Benin: Health spending per capita

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 Benin

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 46.53
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 30.21
 Min - Max 14.42 - 46.53
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 46.53 U.S. dollars, an increase from 37.76 U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1447.12 U.S. dollars, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Benin from 2000 to 2023 is 30.21 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 14.42 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 46.53 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Benin: Health spending per capita
 2023 46.53
 2022 37.76
 2021 38.45
 2020 36.62
 2019 33.95
 2018 39.55
 2017 38.76
 2016 36.59




Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Health spending per capita 46.53 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 3.34 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 60.96 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 62.42 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 59.52 2024 years
 Birth rate 33.42 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 8.71 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 4.48 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 0.70 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 40.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 8.10 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 14.30 2023 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 6.7 2024 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 28.4 2024 percent
 Suicides rate 7.12 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 63 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 63 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 44 2024 percent
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