Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.55 years
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
191st
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.23 years
in 2007
All-time low
13.04 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Benin is 15.55 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Benin peaked at 16.23 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.04 years, in 1960.
That places Benin 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Benin, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.04 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 13.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 13.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 13.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 13.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 13.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 13.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 13.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 13.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 13.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 13.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 13.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 13.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 13.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 14.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 14.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 14.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 14.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 14.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 14.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 14.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 14.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 14.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.33 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 15.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 15.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.2 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.15 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.62 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 16.17 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.16 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.55 years | -3.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15.55 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15.55 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3 years | 13.04 years | 13.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.95 years | 13.62 years | 14.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.51 years | 14.24 years | 14.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.56 years | 15.07 years | 15.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.08 years | 15.9 years | 16.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.18 years | 16.15 years | 16.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.85 years | 15.55 years | 16.17 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Benin?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Benin was 15.55 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.23 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.04 years in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Benin ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.