Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Benin
Benin: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
203rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 1985
All-time low
1.03
in 2011
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio 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.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Benin peaked at 1.12 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2011.
Benin ranks 203rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.11 | — |
| 1951 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Benin?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Benin was 1.05 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1985.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Benin ranks 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.