Inequality in life expectancy in Benin
Benin: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.3213 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Benin, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Benin stood at 0.3213. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Benin peaked at 0.3828 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3213, in 2023.
Benin ranks 10th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3623 | 0.341 | 0.3828 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3283 | 0.3213 | 0.3357 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.3512 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 0.3496 compare
- 9 Mali 0.3403 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 0.3109 compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3077 compare
- 13 Lesotho 0.2999 compare
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 inequality in life expectancy in Benin?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Benin was 0.3213 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3828 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3213 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.