Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.2208 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.2208 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Benin peaked at 0.4824 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2208, in 2023.
That places Benin 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4662 | 0.449 | 0.4824 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4246 | 0.4047 | 0.4451 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3773 | 0.353 | 0.4001 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3261 | 0.3021 | 0.3484 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.282 | 0.2704 | 0.297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2604 | 0.253 | 0.2684 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2423 | 0.2317 | 0.2516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2251 | 0.2208 | 0.2284 | 4 |
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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 life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Benin?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Benin was 0.2208 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4824 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Benin ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.