Health in Atlantique, Benin: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Atlantique in the five years before the 2021-2022 MICS, 31 died before their first birthday and 68 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 4th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 45 and 80). Department rates rest on fewer births and are less precise.

How many children in Atlantique are vaccinated?

20.9% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Atlantique had received all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of polio and of DTP, and measles) in 2021-2022, 3rd lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 27.6%); 67.4% had the third DTP (pentavalent) dose and 57.0% the measles vaccine (Benin: 67.3% and 53.7%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How many children in Atlantique are malnourished?

27.2% of children under five in Atlantique were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021-2022, 11.7% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 16.7% underweight; the stunting rate is 3rd lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 36.5%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Do women in Atlantique give birth in a health facility?

97.2% of women in Atlantique who gave birth in the two years before the survey delivered in a health facility and 90.7% were helped by a doctor, nurse or midwife; the facility share is 5th highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 90.6% and 80.8%). 7.2% of births were by caesarean section (Benin: 5.7%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Do pregnant women in Atlantique get antenatal care?

66.5% of recent mothers in Atlantique had at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy, 4th highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 52.6%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Do children in Atlantique sleep under mosquito nets?

54.2% of children under five in Atlantique slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2021-2022 survey, 6th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 50.4%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Can women in Atlantique get family planning?

Among married women in Atlantique who want to space or limit births, 29.6% had that need met by a modern contraceptive method in 2021-2022, 6th highest of the 12 departments (Benin: 31.8%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How Atlantique compares with other departments

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey) (2017-2022)

Atlantique ranks 9 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (5 years before the survey)
6	Littoral	82
7	Collines	79
8	Mono	75
9	Atlantique	68
10	Donga	61
11	Borgou	56
12	Plateau	49

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2021-22)

Atlantique ranks 10 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
6	Couffo	28.0%
7	Collines	27.0%
8	Plateau	23.2%
9	Alibori	22.3%
10	Atlantique	20.9%
11	Donga	20.6%
12	Borgou	16.5%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2021-22)

Atlantique ranks 10 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
6	Couffo	34.2%
7	Ouémé	33.9%
8	Mono	32.8%
9	Donga	31.1%
10	Atlantique	27.2%
11	Collines	26.1%
12	Littoral	22.6%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2021-22)

Atlantique ranks 5 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
2	Littoral	97.8%
3	Zou	97.7%
4	Mono	97.3%
5	Atlantique	97.2%
6	Collines	95.0%
7	Atacora	89.1%
8	Donga	89.0%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

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Sources

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP): Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples (MICS6-Bénin) 2021-2022, Rapport des résultats de l'enquête (revised December 2023): department rows of Tables SR.2.1, SR.2.3, SR.6.1W, CS.2, TM.2.1, TM.3.3, TM.4.2, TM.6.1, TM.6.2, TC.1.2, TC.6.7, TC.8.1, LN.2.3, LN.2.7, LN.4.1, PR.1.1, PR.2.1, PR.3.3, PR.4.1W, PR.7.1W, WS.1.2, WS.3.2 and DV.2.2, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b47fa901f5ed…)

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