Survival to age 65, female in Benin
Benin: Survival to age 65, female was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Benin recorded 61.8% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Benin peaked at 61.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1960.
Benin ranks 209th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.7% | — |
| 1961 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 42.6% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 52.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 53.4% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.3% | 33.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 39.4% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 46.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 54.8% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 57.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 57.6% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.5% | 61.8% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Benin?
- Survival to age 65, female in Benin was 61.8% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Benin ranks 209th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.