Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Benin
Benin: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 2.34 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.34 years for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Benin peaked at 5.29 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.31 years, in 2011.
That places Benin 227th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.24 years | 3.1 years | 3.43 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.56 years | 3.37 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 years | 3.61 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 years | 4.62 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 years | 3.16 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 years | 1.39 years | 2.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 years | 1.31 years | 1.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 years | 1.95 years | 2.35 years | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Benin?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Benin was 2.34 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 years in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Benin ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.