Benin

DEMOGRAPHICS MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH

Total population (000) 8,760 (2006) Under-five mortality rate Causes of under-five deaths Causes of maternal deaths Coverage along the continuum of care
Deaths per 1000 live births Globally more than one third of child deaths are attributable to Regional estimates for Africa, 1997-2002
Total under-five population (000) 1,488 (2006) undernutrition
Causes of neonatal
Unmet need for family planning (%) 27 (2001)
Births (000) 358 (2006) Other Obstructed labor Contraceptive
200 185 Injuries deaths Abortion 17 Pre-pregnancy
Birth registration (%) 70 (2006) 0% Malaria Diarrhoea 2% Antenatal visits for woman (4 or more visits, %) 62 (2001) Anaemia 4% 4% prevalence rate
2% 27% Tetanus 4%
Other 5% 4% Antenatal visit
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 148 (2006) 160 148 HIV/AIDS (1 or more) 88 Pregnancy
Congenital 8% Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria (%) 3 (2006)
2% Hypertensive
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 88 (2006) Haemorrhage Skilled attendant
120 disorders at birth 78 Birth
Measles Asphyxia 19% C-section rate (total, urban, rural; %) 34%
38 (2000) 9%
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 5% Neonatal (Minimum target is 5% and maximum target is 15%) 3, 6, 2 (2001)
62 25% *Postnatal care Neonatal period
Total under-five deaths (000) 53 (2006) 80 Preterm 28% Sepsis/Infections,
Early initiation of breastfeeding (within 1 hr of birth, %) 49 (2001) including AIDS Exclusive
70 Infancy
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 840 (2005) 40 breastfeeding
MDG Target 16%
20 (2005) Diarrhoea Postnatal visit for baby (within 2 days for home births, %) --- Measles
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in N) 17% Infection 34% Other causes
89
0 Pneumonia
Total maternal deaths 2,900 (2005) 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 21% 30%
Source: Lawn JE, Cousens SN
0 20 40 60 80 100
Source: UNICEF, 2006 Source: WHO, 2006 for CHERG (Nov 2006) Source: Khan, Khalid S., et al, Lancet 2006:367:1066-74 Source: DHS, MICS, Other NS
*See Annex for indicator definition

Antenatal care Skilled attendant at delivery Neonatal tetanus protection

INTERVENTION COVERAGE FOR MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN Percent women aged 15-49 years attended at least once by a Percent live births attended by skilled health personnel Percent of newborns protected against tetanus

NUTRITION skilled health provider during pregnancy

Stunting prevalence (moderate and severe, %) 44 (2006) Complementary feeding rate (6-9 months, %) 50 (2006) 100 100 100
88
80 81 94
Wasting prevalence (moderate and severe, %) 9 (2006) Low birthweight incidence (%) 16 (2001) 80 80 78
80
66
66 60
Underweight prevalence Exclusive breastfeeding Vitamin A supplementation 60 60 60

Percent

Percent

Percent
Percent children < 5 years underweight for age* Percent infants < 6 months exclusively breastfed Percent children 6-59 months receiving vitamin A doses
40 40 40
At least one dose Two doses
94 94
100 100 100 98 20 20 20
100 85
96 95 95 92
80 80 70 80 89 0 0
1996 2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
56
60 60 60 DHS DHS DHS DHS DHS DHS
Percent

Percent

Percent
Source: WHO/UNICEF

38
40 40 40

20
22 20
20 10 20 WATER AND SANITATION EQUITY
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
2001 2006 1996 2001 2006 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Water Sanitation Coverage gap by wealth quintile
DHS DHS DHS DHS DHS
Source: UNICEF
Percent population using improved drinking water sources Percent population using improved sanitation facilities
*Based on 2006 WHO reference population Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total
100 100 100
CHILD HEALTH 78
80 73 80 80
67
63
59
Immunization Malaria prevention Prevention of mother to child 60 57 57
60 60

Percent

Percent

Percent
Percent of children immunised against measles
Percent of children immunised with 3 doses DPT
Percent children < 5 years sleeping under ITNs transmission of HIV
Percent HIV+ pregnant women receiving ARVs for PMTCT
40 40 32 33 40
Percent of children immunised with 3 doses Hib
20 20 12 11 20
100 93 100 100 2
93 0 0 0
80 89 80 80 1990 2004 1990 2004 Poorest 2nd 3rd 4th Wealthiest
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2006 Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2006
60 60 60 53 1996 2001
Percent

Percent

Percent

DHS DHS
40 40 40
27
POLICIES SYSTEMS
20
20 20 20
7 Coverage gap (%) 48 41
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Financial Flows and Human Resources
0 0 0 Substitutes Yes Ratio
1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2001 2006 2005 2006 Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 40 (2007) poorest/wealthiest 1.9 1.7
Source: WHO/UNICEF DHS MICS Other NS Other NS
New ORS formula and zinc for management of Difference
General government expenditure on health as
diarrhoea Yes poorest-wealthiest (%) 29 22
% of total government expenditure (%) 10 (2007)
Diarrhoeal disease treatment Malaria treatment Pneumonia treatment
Percent children < 5 years with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration Percent febrile children < 5 years using antimalarials Percent children < 5 years with suspected pneumonia taken to Community treatment of pneumonia with antibiotics Partial Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of total
therapy or increased fluids, with continued feeding appropriate health provider
Percent children < 5 years with suspected pneumonia receiving expenditure on health (%) 49 (2007)
IMCI adapted to cover newborns 0-1 week of age Yes
antibiotics
Density of health workers (per 1000 population) 0.9 (2004)
100 100 100 Costed implementation plan(s) for maternal,
newborn and child health available Yes Official Development Assistance to child health
80 80 80 per child (US$) 7 (2005)
Midwives be authorised to administer a core set of
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60
60 60 54 60 life saving interventions Partial Official Development Assistance to maternal and
Percent

Percent

Percent

42
neonatal health per live birth (US$) 4 (2005)
40 40 40 35 Maternity protection in accordance with ILO
32 National availability of Emergency Obstetric Care
23 Convention 183 No
20 20 20 services (% of recommended minimum) 66 (2002)
Specific notification of maternal deaths Yes
0 0 0
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