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Benin Population Pyramid
 


Benin
BENIN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
40.5
42.9
41.7
140
137
138
1970
44.7
47.6
46.1
139
138
138
1980
48.6
51.8
50.1
145
142
143
1990
52.0
54.5
53.2
152
153
153
2000
53.1
55.9
54.5
151
152
150
2010
58.2
60.7
59.4
152
152
151
 
 
Benin
BENIN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
58.2
60.7
152
152
Age 5
61.5
67.5
164
155
Age 10
62.2
68.2
165
155
Age 15
62.6
68.5
166
155
Age 20
63.1
69.0
165
154
Age 25
64.0
69.6
162
154
Age 30
64.9
70.4
163
155
Age 35
66.0
71.2
163
154
Age 40
67.2
72.1
164
157
Age 45
68.6
73.0
164
159
Age 50
70.2
73.9
166
162
Age 55
71.9
75.1
169
162
Age 60
74.0
76.5
168
163
Age 65
76.3
78.1
170
165
Age 70
78.8
80.1
175
166
Age 75
81.8
82.7
174
166
Age 80
85.1
85.7
178
173
Age 85
88.9
89.2
170
182
Age 90
92.9
93.1
169
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Benin
BENIN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
14,582
17.72
2 Malaria
9,130
11.09
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
8,698
10.57
4 Stroke
5,135
6.24
5 Coronary Heart Disease
4,146
5.04
6 Low Birth Weight
3,983
4.84
7 HIV/AIDS
3,004
3.65
8 Birth Trauma
2,471
3.00
9 Meningitis
2,250
2.73
10 Diabetes Mellitus
1,982
2.41
11 Road Traffic Accidents
1,734
2.11
12 Other Injuries
1,571
1.91
13 Lung Disease
1,466
1.78
14 Maternal Conditions
1,434
1.74
15 Malnutrition
1,393
1.69
16 Pertussis
1,392
1.69
17 Tuberculosis
1,375
1.67
18 Violence
1,262
1.53
19 Congenital Anomalies
1,258
1.53
20 Kidney Disease
1,048
1.27
21 Hypertension
890
1.08
22 Endocrine Disorders
793
0.96
23 Liver Cancer
735
0.89
24 Anaemia
712
0.87
25 Asthma
669
0.81
  Deaths %
26 Inflammatory/Heart
631
0.77
27 Cervical Cancer
616
0.75
28 Epilepsy
584
0.71
29 Breast Cancer
449
0.55
30 Fires
406
0.49
31 Syphilis
402
0.49
32 Schistosomiasis
384
0.47
33 Suicide
369
0.45
34 Liver Disease
338
0.41
35 Peptic Ulcer Disease
326
0.40
36 Drownings
304
0.37
37 Poisonings
279
0.34
38 Trypanosomiasis
274
0.33
39 Alzheimers/Dementia
254
0.31
40 Lymphomas
244
0.30
41 Upper Respiratory
220
0.27
42 Vitamin A Deficiency
215
0.26
43 Prostate Cancer
213
0.26
44 Tetanus
206
0.25
45 Other Neoplasms
204
0.25
46 Colon-Rectum Cancers
196
0.24
47 Falls
184
0.22
48 Hepatitis B
181
0.22
49 Skin Disease
175
0.21
50 Stomach Cancer
158
0.19
 
 
Benin
BENIN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
196.38
12
2 Stroke
147.77
33
3 Coronary Heart Disease
119.28
84
4 Diarrhoeal diseases
98.31
22
5 Malaria
57.26
16
6 Diabetes Mellitus
54.54
50
7 HIV/AIDS
42.36
41
8 Lung Disease
41.01
46
9 Hypertension
26.31
95
10 Road Traffic Accidents
25.90
45
11 Kidney Disease
25.48
47
12 Low Birth Weight
24.17
20
13 Meningitis
22.67
10
14 Tuberculosis
21.15
69
15 Other Injuries
20.54
40
16 Breast Cancer
18.41
71
17 Maternal Conditions
18.12
32
18 Endocrine Disorders
18.08
26
19 Violence
17.83
48
20 Liver Cancer
16.22
20
21 Asthma
15.78
35
22 Birth Trauma
15.00
44
23 Inflammatory/Heart
14.93
33
24 Cervical Cancer
14.12
23
25 Malnutrition
13.03
19
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Anaemia
10.38
11
27 Epilepsy
9.96
16
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
9.15
50
29 Pertussis
8.47
14
30 Congenital Anomalies
8.42
31
31 Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.85
32
32 Liver Disease
7.66
116
33 Schistosomiasis
7.32
24
34 Suicide
6.45
108
35 Prostate Cancer
6.42
97
36 Skin Disease
4.86
37
37 Poisonings
4.53
51
38 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.43
139
39 Other Neoplasms
4.33
47
40 Fires
4.28
58
41 Lymphomas
3.84
136
42 Falls
3.77
96
43 Stomach Cancer
3.67
161
44 Drownings
3.41
100
45 Trypanosomiasis
3.36
21
46 Syphilis
3.14
18
47 Upper Respiratory
2.68
25
48 Leukemia
2.36
154
49 Lung Cancers
2.21
172
50 Hepatitis B
2.17
41
 
 
Benin
BENIN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
18.41
71
2 Liver Cancer
16.22
20
3 Cervical Cancer
14.12
23
4 Prostate Cancer
6.42
97
5 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.43
139
6 Other Neoplasms
4.33
47
7 Lymphomas
3.84
136
8 Stomach Cancer
3.67
161
9 Leukemia
2.36
154
  Rate World Rank
10 Lung Cancers
2.21
172
11 Oral Cancer
2.07
133
12 Bladder Cancer
1.61
125
13 Ovary Cancer
1.56
150
14 Pancreas Cancer
1.18
160
15 Oesophagus Cancer
0.83
171
16 Skin Cancers
0.81
125
17 Uterin Cancer
0.48
148
 
 
Benin
BENIN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
1.7
149
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
N/A
N/A
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
1.3
12.5
160
140
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
180
126

 
Benin
BENIN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
8,791,832
88
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
Population 0-14
45.2 %
13
Population 15-64
52.1 %
180
Population 65 +
2.6 %
177
Birth Rate / 1000
39.22
19
Death Rate / 1000
9.45
70
Fertulity Rate
5.49
17
Infant Mortality
64.64
33
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.04
123
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.99
128
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.70
144
Net Migrattion
N/A
67
Population Growth
2.98
11
Literacy Total
34.7
184
Literacy Male
47.9
174
Literacy Female
23.3
176
Unemployment
N/A
N/A
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
59.4
151
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
50.0
160
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$1,500
165
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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