Benin · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
64.0 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2000 | 57.42109531 | 56.5606548 | 58.27878657 | — |
| Benin | 2001 | 57.74456271 | 56.98633206 | 58.71234983 | — |
| Benin | 2002 | 58.09380517 | 57.34025927 | 59.05972527 | — |
| Benin | 2003 | 58.45855402 | 57.52133445 | 59.34559163 | — |
| Benin | 2004 | 58.86876901 | 58.0146411 | 59.75568968 | — |
| Benin | 2005 | 59.21023989 | 58.44395867 | 60.04861141 | — |
| Benin | 2006 | 59.54016851 | 58.77581387 | 60.41463906 | — |
| Benin | 2007 | 59.82688455 | 58.98890839 | 60.82105223 | — |
| Benin | 2008 | 60.45115465 | 59.68873931 | 61.24531686 | — |
| Benin | 2009 | 60.99409615 | 60.21848374 | 61.88168407 | — |
| Benin | 2010 | 61.3045144 | 60.55720959 | 62.25075202 | — |
| Benin | 2011 | 61.56618181 | 60.93532306 | 62.33251328 | — |
| Benin | 2012 | 61.81459199 | 61.03745423 | 62.68572778 | — |
| Benin | 2013 | 62.11743236 | 61.40307985 | 62.96444952 | — |
| Benin | 2014 | 62.37267295 | 61.49860515 | 63.31182266 | — |
| Benin | 2015 | 62.62662 | 61.69017777 | 63.4367182 | — |
| Benin | 2016 | 63.0021663 | 62.21039974 | 63.93590896 | — |
| Benin | 2017 | 63.34863103 | 62.50623871 | 64.35016074 | — |
| Benin | 2018 | 63.73859672 | 62.6980315 | 64.71589166 | — |
| Benin | 2019 | 64.13827469 | 63.28379478 | 65.21965296 | — |
| Benin | 2020 | 64.40363479 | 63.58290733 | 65.43045395 | — |
| Benin | 2021 | 64.01268515 | 63.17529416 | 65.05125845 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.