Life Expectancy at Birth in Benin
Benin: Life Expectancy at Birth was 60.96 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Benin, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 60.96 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Benin peaked at 60.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.77, in 1960.
Benin ranks 208th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 60.39 | 59.61 | 60.96 | 5 |
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More gender data for Benin
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Benin?
- Life expectancy at birth in Benin was 60.96 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.77 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Benin ranks 208th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.