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Benin – Life Expectancy

Name: Benin Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue throughout their lifetime. · World Bank

60.8 +0.3 from 2022 G20 rank: 208th · all-time high: 60.8 (2023)

APA

Benin Life Expectancy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/benin/life-expectancy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_benin_life-expectancy,
  title = {Benin Life Expectancy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/benin/life-expectancy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	61.2	–	–
2025* trend	61.0	–	–
2023	60.8	+0.3	208th
2022	60.5	+0.9	207th
2021	59.6	−0.5	206th
2020	60.2	+0.3	204th
2019	59.9	+0.2	206th
2018	59.7	+0.2	206th
2017	59.5	+0.2	203rd
2016	59.3	+0.2	202nd
2015	59.1	+0.1	200th
2014	59.0	+0.1	199th
2013	58.9	+0.3	197th
2012	58.6	+0.1	195th
2011	58.5	+0.1	193rd
2010	58.4	+0.1	190th
2009	58.3	+0.2	190th
2008	58.1	−0.2	188th
2007	58.2	+0.3	187th
2006	58.0	+0.2	187th
2005	57.7	+0.4	184th
2004	57.3	+0.3	184th
2003	57.1	+0.2	185th
2002	56.9	+0.2	182nd
2001	56.7	+0.1	183rd
2000	56.6	+0.3	182nd
1999	56.3	+0.2	181st
1998	56.2	+0.2	180th
1997	56.0	+0.3	181st
1996	55.6	+0.3	180th
1995	55.4	+0.4	183rd
1994	55.0	+0.4	184th
1993	54.6	+0.5	183rd
1992	54.1	+0.7	184th
1991	53.4	+0.4	188th
1990	53.0	+0.6	188th
1989	52.5	+0.4	188th
1988	52.0	+0.8	189th
1987	51.3	+0.6	190th
1986	50.6	+0.7	193rd
1985	50.0	+0.6	194th
1984	49.4	+0.6	194th
1983	48.8	+0.4	194th
1982	48.5	+0.4	193rd
1981	48.1	+0.4	193rd
1980	47.7	+0.4	193rd
1979	47.4	+0.4	192nd
1978	46.9	+0.4	189th
1977	46.5	+0.6	189th
1976	46.0	+0.5	189th
1975	45.4	+0.5	190th
1974	44.9	+0.4	190th
1973	44.4	+0.5	192nd
1972	43.9	+0.5	192nd
1971	43.4	+0.4	191st
1970	43.0	+0.4	192nd
1969	42.6	+0.4	194th
1968	42.2	+0.4	194th
1967	41.8	+0.5	195th
1966	41.3	+0.3	195th
1965	41.0	+0.5	190th
1964	40.5	+0.4	190th
1963	40.1	+0.4	191st
1962	39.6	+0.4	192nd
1961	39.2	+0.5	193rd
1960	38.8	–	191st

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

HistorySaid

Benin's life expectancy stood at 60.8 in 2023, a rise of +0.3 from 2022. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 61.0 by 2025.