ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin
Benin: ex - expectation of life at age x was 64.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
64.01
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
150th
of 184 countries
All-time high
64.4
in 2020
All-time low
57.42
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin stood at 64.01.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin peaked at 64.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.42, in 2000.
That places Benin 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.42 | — |
| 2001 | 57.74 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.09 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 58.46 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.87 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.21 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.54 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.83 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.45 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.99 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.3 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 61.57 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.81 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 62.12 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.37 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.63 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.35 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.74 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.14 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.4 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.01 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.06 | 57.42 | 60.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6 | 61.3 | 64.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.21 | 64.01 | 64.4 | 2 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in Benin was 64.01 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.42 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- Benin ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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