Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 60.77 in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Benin, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs health expenditure in Benin is 60.77, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Benin peaked at 60.77 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 1950.
That places Benin 221st out of 229 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.
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, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5016 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Benin?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Benin was 60.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Benin ranks 221st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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