Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. electoral democracy index in Benin peaked at 60.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4 years, in 1950.
That places Benin 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Benin?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Benin was 60.77 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 years in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.