Benin - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy of Benin goes up to 60.77 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in Benin increased to 60.77 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 62.21 years and for men 59.35 years.

Benin’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 186th in 2022 to 187th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Benin over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 60.48 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 58.86 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Benin. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Benin in Beninese economy.

Benin - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	62.21	59.35	60.77
2022	61.75	59.20	60.48
2021	60.83	58.39	59.61
2020	61.57	58.73	60.15
2019	61.07	58.69	59.89
2018	60.75	58.65	59.71
2017	60.63	58.40	59.53
2016	60.29	58.25	59.28
2015	60.10	58.12	59.12
2014	59.96	58.03	59.01
2013	59.80	57.90	58.86
2012	59.45	57.63	58.56
2011	59.33	57.55	58.46
2010	59.27	57.47	58.39
2009	59.18	57.29	58.26
2008	59.10	57.05	58.10
2007	59.37	57.08	58.25
2006	59.13	56.74	57.97
2005	58.90	56.51	57.74
2004	58.57	56.06	57.35
2003	58.41	55.71	57.09
2002	58.29	55.34	56.85
2001	58.25	54.98	56.65
2000	58.29	54.82	56.59
1999	58.17	54.42	56.34
1998	58.02	54.21	56.15
1997	57.91	53.97	55.99
1996	57.61	53.59	55.65
1995	57.55	53.10	55.37
1994	57.33	52.58	54.99
1993	57.12	52.04	54.61
1992	56.86	51.37	54.14
1991	56.25	50.60	53.44
1990	55.90	50.11	53.02
1989	55.37	49.51	52.45
1988	54.93	49.09	52.02
1987	54.16	48.34	51.26
1986	53.58	47.68	50.63
1985	52.87	47.04	49.96
1984	52.26	46.54	49.40
1983	51.64	46.05	48.85
1982	51.21	45.76	48.49
1981	50.77	45.46	48.12
1980	50.33	45.14	47.75
1979	49.88	44.82	47.36
1978	49.42	44.44	46.94
1977	48.91	44.07	46.50
1976	48.23	43.63	45.95
1975	47.56	43.21	45.41
1974	46.98	42.72	44.88
1973	46.49	42.33	44.44
1972	46.00	41.81	43.93
1971	45.40	41.33	43.39
1970	45.10	40.91	43.03
1969	44.64	40.49	42.59
1968	44.18	40.14	42.18
1967	43.69	39.77	41.76
1966	43.22	39.27	41.27
1965	43.06	38.85	40.97
1964	42.56	38.41	40.50
1963	42.08	38.04	40.08
1962	41.64	37.61	39.64
1961	41.27	37.17	39.23
1960	40.69	36.82	38.78

Benin - Life expectancy at birth