Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy vs gdp per capita was 60.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.77
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
60.77
in 2023
All-time low
35.4
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 60.77 for life expectancy vs gdp per capita 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 gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 60.77 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.83 | 35.4 | 38.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.7 | 38.77 | 42.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.18 | 43.03 | 47.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.89 | 47.75 | 52.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.97 | 53.02 | 56.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.48 | 56.59 | 58.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.08 | 58.39 | 59.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 | 59.61 | 60.77 | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- 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 vs gdp per capita in Benin?
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Benin was 60.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy vs gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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