Life Expectancy of Benin
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Benin was 59.82 years in 2021, a difference of -0.27 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Benin were 58.22 years and 61.45 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Benin for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Benin (Years)
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Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Benin (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 38.18 37.38 38.97
1961 38.54 37.73 39.34
1962 38.93 38.11 39.73
1963 39.33 38.43 40.22
1964 39.76 38.91 40.58
1965 40.18 39.27 41.07
1966 40.65 39.67 41.61
1967 41.06 40.06 42.03
1968 41.52 40.44 42.57
1969 41.85 40.88 42.79
1970 42.19 41.18 43.17
1971 42.58 41.50 43.64
1972 43.16 42.05 44.24
1973 43.60 42.41 44.76
1974 44.09 42.86 45.29
1975 44.68 43.31 46.03
1976 45.49 44.03 46.93
1977 46.18 44.50 47.84
1978 46.96 44.97 48.95
1979 47.36 45.17 49.58
1980 47.88 45.59 50.20
1981 48.31 45.95 50.70
1982 48.81 46.35 51.31
1983 49.33 46.64 52.09
1984 49.75 46.87 52.70
1985 50.37 47.60 53.21
1986 51.08 48.29 53.91
1987 51.66 48.81 54.56
1988 52.29 49.64 54.97
1989 52.68 50.01 55.38
1990 53.29 50.59 56.01
1991 53.62 50.89 56.38
1992 54.09 51.43 56.76
1993 54.54 52.12 56.93
1994 54.91 52.71 57.08
1995 55.30 53.39 57.14
1996 55.56 53.96 57.09
1997 55.98 54.30 57.59
1998 56.22 54.36 58.02
1999 56.53 54.65 58.35
2000 56.58 54.68 58.43
2001 56.66 54.92 58.35
2002 56.61 55.16 58.00
2003 56.74 55.26 58.16
2004 56.83 55.55 58.05
2005 57.13 55.70 58.50
2006 57.46 56.03 58.84
2007 57.68 56.38 58.93
2008 57.87 56.46 59.24
2009 57.96 56.57 59.31
2010 58.36 57.01 59.68
2011 58.46 57.16 59.73
2012 58.72 57.63 59.78
2013 58.97 57.70 60.21
2014 59.13 57.96 60.27
2015 59.38 58.06 60.68
2016 59.54 58.33 60.73
2017 59.86 58.51 61.20
2018 60.14 58.92 61.35
2019 60.45 59.05 61.86
2020 60.09 58.69 61.49
2021 59.82 58.22 61.45