Inequality in life expectancy in Benin
Benin: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.3213 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3213
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3828
in 2010
All-time low
0.3213
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in life expectancy in Benin, 2010–2023
Source: 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.
Inequality in life expectancy in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3828 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3777 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3746 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3692 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3642 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.361 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3558 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3503 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3467 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.341 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3357 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3304 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3256 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3213 | -1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3213 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1989, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3213 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2388, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (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 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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