Life expectancy at birth who gho in Benin

Benin: Life expectancy at birth who gho was 64.01 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
64.01
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
151st
of 185 countries
All-time high
64.4
in 2020
All-time low
57.42
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Benin, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 57.42001: 57.72002: 58.12003: 58.52004: 58.92005: 59.22006: 59.52007: 59.82008: 60.52009: 612010: 61.32011: 61.62012: 61.82013: 62.12014: 62.42015: 62.62016: 632017: 63.32018: 63.72019: 64.12020: 64.42021: 64

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 64.01 for life expectancy at birth who gho in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth who gho in Benin peaked at 64.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.42, in 2000.

That places Benin 151st out of 185 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.06 57.42 60.99 10
2010s 62.6 61.3 64.14 10
2020s 64.21 64.01 64.4 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 148 Djibouti 64.87 compare
  2. 149 Solomon Islands 64.79 compare
  3. 150 Gambia 64.21 compare
  4. 152 Burundi 64.01 compare
  5. 153 Togo 63.86 compare
  6. 154 Eritrea, The State of 63.57 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth who gho in Benin?
Life expectancy at birth who gho in Benin was 64.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 64.4 in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 57.42 in 2000.
How does Benin rank for life expectancy at birth who gho?
Benin ranks 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at birth who gho rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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