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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Benin

Benin: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 59.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.35 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59.35 years
in 2023
All-time low
33.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Benin, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Benin recorded 59.35 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Benin peaked at 59.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.59 years, in 1950.

Benin ranks 228th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Benin, year by year

Year years Change
1950 33.59 years —
1951 33.85 years +0.8%
1952 34.16 years +0.9%
1953 34.44 years +0.8%
1954 34.8 years +1.0%
1955 35.1 years +0.9%
1956 35.41 years +0.9%
1957 35.69 years +0.8%
1958 36.09 years +1.1%
1959 36.42 years +0.9%
1960 36.82 years +1.1%
1961 37.17 years +0.9%
1962 37.61 years +1.2%
1963 38.04 years +1.1%
1964 38.41 years +1.0%
1965 38.85 years +1.1%
1966 39.27 years +1.1%
1967 39.77 years +1.3%
1968 40.13 years +0.9%
1969 40.49 years +0.9%
1970 40.91 years +1.0%
1971 41.33 years +1.0%
1972 41.81 years +1.2%
1973 42.33 years +1.3%
1974 42.72 years +0.9%
1975 43.21 years +1.1%
1976 43.63 years +1.0%
1977 44.07 years +1.0%
1978 44.44 years +0.9%
1979 44.82 years +0.8%
1980 45.14 years +0.7%
1981 45.46 years +0.7%
1982 45.76 years +0.7%
1983 46.05 years +0.6%
1984 46.54 years +1.1%
1985 47.04 years +1.1%
1986 47.68 years +1.3%
1987 48.34 years +1.4%
1988 49.09 years +1.5%
1989 49.51 years +0.9%
1990 50.11 years +1.2%
1991 50.6 years +1.0%
1992 51.37 years +1.5%
1993 52.04 years +1.3%
1994 52.58 years +1.0%
1995 53.1 years +1.0%
1996 53.59 years +0.9%
1997 53.97 years +0.7%
1998 54.21 years +0.4%
1999 54.42 years +0.4%
2000 54.82 years +0.7%
2001 54.98 years +0.3%
2002 55.34 years +0.6%
2003 55.7 years +0.7%
2004 56.06 years +0.6%
2005 56.51 years +0.8%
2006 56.74 years +0.4%
2007 57.08 years +0.6%
2008 57.05 years -0.0%
2009 57.29 years +0.4%
2010 57.47 years +0.3%
2011 57.55 years +0.1%
2012 57.63 years +0.1%
2013 57.9 years +0.5%
2014 58.03 years +0.2%
2015 58.12 years +0.2%
2016 58.25 years +0.2%
2017 58.4 years +0.3%
2018 58.65 years +0.4%
2019 58.69 years +0.1%
2020 58.73 years +0.1%
2021 58.39 years -0.6%
2022 59.2 years +1.4%
2023 59.35 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34.96 years 33.59 years 36.42 years 10
1960s 38.66 years 36.82 years 40.49 years 10
1970s 42.93 years 40.91 years 44.82 years 10
1980s 47.06 years 45.14 years 49.51 years 10
1990s 52.6 years 50.11 years 54.42 years 10
2000s 56.16 years 54.82 years 57.29 years 10
2010s 58.07 years 57.47 years 58.69 years 10
2020s 58.92 years 58.39 years 59.35 years 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 225 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.79 years compare
  2. 226 Palestine, State of 59.69 years compare
  3. 227 Guinea 59.52 years compare
  4. 229 Mali 59.04 years compare
  5. 230 Burkina Faso 58.92 years compare
  6. 231 Somalia 56.35 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Benin?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Benin was 59.35 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 59.35 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 33.59 years in 1950.
How does Benin rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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