Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Benin
Benin: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 55.72 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
55.72
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
152nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
56.07
in 2020
All-time low
49.89
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Benin stood at 55.72.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Benin peaked at 56.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.89, in 2000.
That places Benin 152nd 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.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.89 | — |
| 2001 | 50.17 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.47 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.77 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 51.11 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.4 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.68 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.94 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 52.48 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 52.96 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.24 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.5 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.76 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.07 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.33 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.58 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.9 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.2 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.53 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 55.87 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 56.07 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.72 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.29 | 49.89 | 52.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5 | 53.24 | 55.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.89 | 55.72 | 56.07 | 2 |
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- 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Benin?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Benin was 55.72 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 56.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.89 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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