Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin
Benin: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 1.62 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.62 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin peaked at 3.25 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2011.
That places Benin 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.31 | — |
| 1951 | 2.36 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 2.33 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.39 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 2.37 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.35 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.36 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.45 | +3.8% |
| 1958 | 2.4 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 2.46 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 2.43 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 2.56 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 2.5 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.51 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.58 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.61 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 2.47 | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 2.45 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.53 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 2.58 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.6 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.52 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 2.57 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.53 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.57 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.6 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.8 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.84 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.88 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.94 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.07 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3.13 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.19 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.23 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.25 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.22 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.23 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.25 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.12 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.03 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 2.62 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.46 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 2.23 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 2.18 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.11 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.09 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.94 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.84 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.54 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.43 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.36 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.19 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.13 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.29 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 1.46 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.62 | +10.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.62 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +38.7% | 1.37 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | -26.3% | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 | 2.31 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.52 | 2.43 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.66 | 2.52 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 | 2.94 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 | 2.09 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.11 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Benin was 1.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 in 1989.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Benin ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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