Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Benin

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Benin was 60.77 years. A difference of +0.29 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Benin were 59.35 years and 62.21 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Benin (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Benin (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	38.78	36.82	40.69
1961	39.23	37.17	41.27
1962	39.64	37.61	41.64
1963	40.08	38.04	42.08
1964	40.5	38.41	42.56
1965	40.97	38.85	43.06
1966	41.27	39.27	43.22
1967	41.76	39.77	43.69
1968	42.18	40.14	44.18
1969	42.59	40.49	44.64
1970	43.03	40.91	45.1
1971	43.39	41.33	45.4
1972	43.93	41.81	46
1973	44.44	42.33	46.49
1974	44.88	42.72	46.98
1975	45.41	43.21	47.56
1976	45.95	43.63	48.23
1977	46.5	44.07	48.91
1978	46.94	44.44	49.42
1979	47.36	44.82	49.88
1980	47.75	45.14	50.33
1981	48.12	45.46	50.77
1982	48.49	45.76	51.21
1983	48.85	46.05	51.64
1984	49.4	46.54	52.26
1985	49.96	47.04	52.87
1986	50.63	47.68	53.58
1987	51.26	48.34	54.16
1988	52.02	49.09	54.93
1989	52.45	49.51	55.37
1990	53.02	50.11	55.9
1991	53.44	50.6	56.25
1992	54.14	51.37	56.86
1993	54.61	52.04	57.12
1994	54.99	52.58	57.33
1995	55.37	53.1	57.55
1996	55.65	53.59	57.61
1997	55.99	53.97	57.91
1998	56.15	54.21	58.02
1999	56.34	54.42	58.17
2000	56.59	54.82	58.29
2001	56.65	54.98	58.25
2002	56.85	55.34	58.29
2003	57.09	55.71	58.41
2004	57.35	56.06	58.57
2005	57.74	56.51	58.9
2006	57.97	56.74	59.13
2007	58.25	57.08	59.37
2008	58.1	57.05	59.1
2009	58.26	57.29	59.18
2010	58.39	57.47	59.27
2011	58.46	57.55	59.33
2012	58.56	57.63	59.45
2013	58.86	57.9	59.8
2014	59.01	58.03	59.96
2015	59.12	58.12	60.1
2016	59.28	58.25	60.29
2017	59.53	58.4	60.63
2018	59.71	58.65	60.75
2019	59.89	58.69	61.07
2020	60.15	58.73	61.57
2021	59.61	58.39	60.83
2022	60.48	59.2	61.75
2023	60.77	59.35	62.21