Health in Plateau, Benin: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Plateau in the five years before the 2021-2022 MICS, 29 died before their first birthday and 49 before their fifth; the under-five rate is the lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 45 and 80). Department rates rest on fewer births and are less precise.

How many children in Plateau are vaccinated?

23.2% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Plateau had received all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses of polio and of DTP, and measles) in 2021-2022, 5th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 27.6%); 53.6% had the third DTP (pentavalent) dose and 36.8% 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 Plateau are malnourished?

48.3% of children under five in Plateau were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2021-2022, 6.9% were wasted (too thin for their height) and 27.0% underweight; the stunting rate is 2nd highest 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 Plateau give birth in a health facility?

88.7% of women in Plateau who gave birth in the two years before the survey delivered in a health facility and 84.4% were helped by a doctor, nurse or midwife; the facility share is 4th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 90.6% and 80.8%). 3.2% 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 Plateau get antenatal care?

35.5% of recent mothers in Plateau had at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy, 4th lowest 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 Plateau sleep under mosquito nets?

71.0% of children under five in Plateau slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2021-2022 survey, 3rd highest 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 Plateau get family planning?

Among married women in Plateau who want to space or limit births, 19.8% had that need met by a modern contraceptive method in 2021-2022, 2nd lowest 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 Plateau compares with other departments

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

Plateau ranks 12 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)

Plateau ranks 8 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
5	Ouémé	30.5%
6	Couffo	28.0%
7	Collines	27.0%
8	Plateau	23.2%
9	Alibori	22.3%
10	Atlantique	20.9%
11	Donga	20.6%

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)

Plateau ranks 2 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
1	Borgou	48.7%
2	Plateau	48.3%
3	Atacora	46.4%
4	Alibori	41.1%
5	Zou	40.3%
6	Couffo	34.2%
7	Ouémé	33.9%

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)

Plateau ranks 9 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
6	Collines	95.0%
7	Atacora	89.1%
8	Donga	89.0%
9	Plateau	88.7%
10	Couffo	84.3%
11	Alibori	84.0%
12	Borgou	71.8%

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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