Life expectancy vs. health spending in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 60.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Benin stood at 60.77 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Benin peaked at 60.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4 years, in 1950.
That places Benin 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.83 years | 35.4 years | 38.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.7 years | 38.77 years | 42.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.18 years | 43.03 years | 47.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.89 years | 47.75 years | 52.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.97 years | 53.02 years | 56.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.48 years | 56.59 years | 58.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.08 years | 58.39 years | 59.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 years | 59.61 years | 60.77 years | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Benin?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Benin was 60.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 years in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.