Life expectancy at age 60 in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy at age 60 was 17.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17.36
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
116th
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.77
in 2019
All-time low
16.23
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at age 60 in Benin stood at 17.36.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Benin peaked at 17.77 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.23, in 2000.
Benin ranks 116th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.66 | 16.23 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.31 | 17.01 | 17.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.39 | 17.36 | 17.41 | 2 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Benin?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Benin was 17.36 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.77 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.23 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Benin ranks 116th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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