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Life expectancy, source comparison in Benin

Benin: Life expectancy, source comparison was 60.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60.77 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
60.77 years
in 2023
All-time low
35.4 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Benin, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Benin is 60.77 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Benin peaked at 60.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4 years, in 1950.

Benin ranks 228th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Benin, year by year

Year years Change
1950 35.4 years —
1951 35.7 years +0.8%
1952 35.99 years +0.8%
1953 36.31 years +0.9%
1954 36.67 years +1.0%
1955 36.96 years +0.8%
1956 37.28 years +0.9%
1957 37.64 years +1.0%
1958 38.01 years +1.0%
1959 38.39 years +1.0%
1960 38.77 years +1.0%
1961 39.23 years +1.2%
1962 39.64 years +1.0%
1963 40.08 years +1.1%
1964 40.5 years +1.1%
1965 40.97 years +1.2%
1966 41.27 years +0.7%
1967 41.76 years +1.2%
1968 42.18 years +1.0%
1969 42.59 years +1.0%
1970 43.03 years +1.0%
1971 43.39 years +0.8%
1972 43.93 years +1.2%
1973 44.44 years +1.2%
1974 44.88 years +1.0%
1975 45.41 years +1.2%
1976 45.95 years +1.2%
1977 46.5 years +1.2%
1978 46.94 years +0.9%
1979 47.36 years +0.9%
1980 47.75 years +0.8%
1981 48.12 years +0.8%
1982 48.49 years +0.8%
1983 48.84 years +0.7%
1984 49.4 years +1.1%
1985 49.96 years +1.1%
1986 50.63 years +1.3%
1987 51.26 years +1.2%
1988 52.02 years +1.5%
1989 52.45 years +0.8%
1990 53.02 years +1.1%
1991 53.44 years +0.8%
1992 54.14 years +1.3%
1993 54.61 years +0.9%
1994 54.99 years +0.7%
1995 55.37 years +0.7%
1996 55.65 years +0.5%
1997 55.99 years +0.6%
1998 56.15 years +0.3%
1999 56.34 years +0.3%
2000 56.59 years +0.5%
2001 56.65 years +0.1%
2002 56.85 years +0.3%
2003 57.09 years +0.4%
2004 57.35 years +0.4%
2005 57.74 years +0.7%
2006 57.97 years +0.4%
2007 58.25 years +0.5%
2008 58.1 years -0.3%
2009 58.26 years +0.3%
2010 58.39 years +0.2%
2011 58.46 years +0.1%
2012 58.56 years +0.2%
2013 58.86 years +0.5%
2014 59.01 years +0.2%
2015 59.12 years +0.2%
2016 59.28 years +0.3%
2017 59.53 years +0.4%
2018 59.71 years +0.3%
2019 59.89 years +0.3%
2020 60.15 years +0.4%
2021 59.61 years -0.9%
2022 60.48 years +1.5%
2023 60.77 years +0.5%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 60.77 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 60.77 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 36.83 years 35.4 years 38.39 years 10
1960s 40.7 years 38.77 years 42.59 years 10
1970s 45.18 years 43.03 years 47.36 years 10
1980s 49.89 years 47.75 years 52.45 years 10
1990s 54.97 years 53.02 years 56.34 years 10
2000s 57.48 years 56.59 years 58.26 years 10
2010s 59.08 years 58.39 years 59.89 years 10
2020s 60.25 years 59.61 years 60.77 years 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 225 Sierra Leone 61.79 years compare
  2. 226 Niger 61.18 years compare
  3. 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
  4. 229 Guinea 60.74 years compare
  5. 230 Mali 60.44 years compare
  6. 231 Somalia 58.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Benin?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Benin was 60.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 60.77 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 35.4 years in 1950.
How does Benin rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.