Physicians in Benin
Benin had 0.22 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Benin, 2023
0.22
Change from 2022
+0.03per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Benin over time
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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.22 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | 0.19 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 0.21 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 0.06 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 0.07 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2016 | 0.05 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 0.05 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 0.06 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 0.04 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.03 from 0.19 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 1995, when it was 0.06 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.16.
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Hospital beds
0.4 per 1,000 people
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
60.8 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.4 years
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Healthy life expectancy
56.4 years
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UHC service coverage
38
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Alcohol consumption
2.47 litres
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