This article presents total, female and male life expectancy at birth in Benin.
Life expectancy at birth in Benin was 61.0 years in 2024. Female life expectancy was 62.4 years, compared with 59.5 years for males, producing a female-minus-male gap of 2.9 years. Total life expectancy changed by +1.1 years over five years and by +2.0 years over ten years.
In the common comparison year 2024, Benin ranked 209th of 217 economies by total life expectancy at birth.
Benin Life Expectancy by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN); Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN); Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN).
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About the Indicators
Life expectancy at birth, total, years. The number of years a newborn would live if prevailing mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout its life.
Life expectancy at birth, female, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for females only.
Life expectancy at birth, male, years. Life expectancy at birth calculated for males only.