Health Statistics of Republic of Benin - OMOLOLA Adams



Continent:  West Africa
Country:  Republic of Benin
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population: 10,872,000 (2016)
Official Language: French

Profile: Benin, officially Republic of Benin, French République du Bénin, formerly (until 1975) Dahomey or (1975–90) People’s Republic of Benin, country of western Africa. It consists of a narrow wedge of territory extending northward for about 420 miles (675 kilometres) from the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, on which it has a 75-mile seacoast, to the Niger River, which forms part of Benin’s northern border with Niger. Benin is bordered to the northwest by Burkina Faso, to the east by Nigeria, and to the west by Togo. The official capital is Porto-Novo, but Cotonou is Benin’s largest city, its chief port, and its de facto administrative capital. Benin was a French colony from the late 19th century until 1960.

Health Indices

Total population (2016)             10,872,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2013)                   1,780
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2016)                                                                   60/62
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2018)                                    93
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population, 2016)  265/220
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2014)                                                    86
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2014).                                                 4.6

Reference
1. Robin Law. Professor of African History, University of Stirling, Scotland. Author of The Slave Coast of West Africa, 1550–1750 and others

2. Britannica. Benin Republic, Africa.https://www.britannica.com/place/Benin
3. WHO. Benin. https://www.who.int/countries/ben/en/

Compiled by OMOLOLA Adams Olatayo

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