Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Benin

Benin: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 59.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.35 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59.35 years
in 2023
All-time low
33.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Benin, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Benin recorded 59.35 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Benin peaked at 59.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.59 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34.96 years 33.59 years 36.42 years 10
1960s 38.66 years 36.82 years 40.49 years 10
1970s 42.93 years 40.91 years 44.82 years 10
1980s 47.06 years 45.14 years 49.51 years 10
1990s 52.6 years 50.11 years 54.42 years 10
2000s 56.16 years 54.82 years 57.29 years 10
2010s 58.07 years 57.47 years 58.69 years 10
2020s 58.92 years 58.39 years 59.35 years 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 225 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.79 years compare
  2. 226 Palestine 59.69 years compare
  3. 227 Guinea 59.52 years compare
  4. 229 Mali 59.04 years compare
  5. 230 Burkina Faso 58.92 years compare
  6. 231 Somalia 56.35 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Benin?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Benin was 59.35 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 59.35 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 33.59 years in 1950.
How does Benin rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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