Healthy life expectancy in Benin
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Benin was 56.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Benin, 2023
56.4
Change from 2022
+2.2%
Position in 2023
152nd of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Benin over time
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Benin
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 56.4 years |
| 2022 | 55.2 years |
| 2021 | 55.0 years |
| 2020 | 55.0 years |
| 2019 | 55.6 years |
| 2018 | 55.2 years |
| 2017 | 54.9 years |
| 2016 | 54.6 years |
| 2015 | 54.3 years |
| 2014 | 54.1 years |
| 2013 | 53.8 years |
| 2012 | 53.5 years |
| 2011 | 53.3 years |
| 2010 | 53.1 years |
| 2009 | 52.8 years |
| 2008 | 52.4 years |
| 2007 | 52.0 years |
| 2006 | 51.7 years |
| 2005 | 51.4 years |
| 2004 | 51.1 years |
| 2003 | 50.7 years |
| 2002 | 50.3 years |
| 2001 | 50.0 years |
| 2000 | 49.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 55.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 53.8 years, the figure has changed by +4.8%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Benin has the 152nd highest value.
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All statistics for Benin
Life expectancy at birth
61.0 years
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
60.8 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.4 years
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UHC service coverage
38
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
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Adult obesity
12.2%
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