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Benin
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Benin and Ghana health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Benin Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Ghana GHANA
      Benin BENIN   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.5
    42.9
    41.7
    140
    137
    138
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    139
    138
    138
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    48.6
    51.8
    50.1
    145
    142
    143
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    52.0
    54.5
    53.2
    152
    153
    153
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    54.1
    56.6
    55.4
    149
    149
    149
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    57.5
    59.9
    58.7
    155
    157
    155
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    161
    157
    158
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    65.7
    161
    157
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    67.7
    71.7
    144
    141
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.5
    142
    139
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.9
    141
    138
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    69.3
    73.2
    140
    138
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    69.7
    73.5
    141
    138
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    70.2
    73.9
    141
    138
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    70.7
    74.3
    141
    139
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    71.4
    74.9
    142
    140
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    72.2
    75.6
    141
    142
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    73.3
    76.3
    142
    144
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    74.6
    77.3
    139
    147
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    76.1
    78.5
    141
    144
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.1
    80.1
    142
    143
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.4
    81.9
    138
    140
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.1
    84.3
    137
    130
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.2
    87.1
    127
    113
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    118
    98
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.03
    42
    124.02
    35
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.27
    90
    119.93
    79
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    112.94
    20
    99.08
    26
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67.45
    16
    30.48
    50
    5. Prostate Cancer
    47.73
    8
    24.21
    50
    6. Malaria
    42.51
    22
    48.00
    12
    7. Liver Disease
    39.37
    27
    36.74
    35
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.49
    67
    44.68
    47
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.95
    38
    31.33
    46
    10. Kidney Disease
    33.45
    44
    30.38
    56
    11. Lung Disease
    25.54
    76
    26.48
    69
    12. HIV/AIDS
    25.19
    39
    51.92
    22
    13. Breast Cancer
    23.23
    37
    19.09
    60
    14. Cervical Cancer
    22.59
    31
    24.53
    27
    15. Hypertension
    21.93
    72
    17.73
    94
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.23
    42
    17.79
    85
    17. Meningitis
    15.80
    13
    13.70
    21
    18. Asthma
    15.55
    37
    13.95
    42
    19. Other Injuries
    15.04
    24
    10.75
    58
    20. Low Birth Weight
    13.84
    10
    9.43
    38
    21. Suicide
    12.71
    43
    10.54
    64
    22. Birth Trauma
    11.26
    16
    8.81
    36
    23. Tuberculosis
    10.94
    64
    44.25
    21
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    10.91
    17
    6.88
    37
    25. Maternal Conditions
    10.57
    31
    6.87
    40
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    9.44
    13
    7.03
    51
    27. Falls
    9.00
    32
    8.85
    34
    28. Malnutrition
    8.09
    38
    8.62
    36
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.54
    27
    2.19
    103
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.05
    48
    11.13
    23
    31. Violence
    6.79
    71
    6.73
    72
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    63
    17.60
    10
    33. Stomach Cancer
    6.49
    83
    6.41
    86
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.30
    26
    2.61
    87
    35. Lymphomas
    5.99
    42
    5.70
    55
    36. Pertussis
    5.61
    10
    1.62
    51
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    5.27
    41
    4.48
    70
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.06
    150
    6.86
    121
    39. Fires
    4.20
    25
    3.31
    41
    40. Drownings
    3.85
    49
    2.38
    93
    41. Measles
    3.77
    19
    0.29
    39
    42. Epilepsy
    3.60
    10
    1.45
    103
    43. Leukemia
    3.48
    96
    1.38
    163
    44. Uterin Cancer
    3.34
    38
    2.86
    68
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.06
    41
    1.73
    80
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    111
    2.52
    128
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.90
    9
    1.56
    30
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    96
    2.86
    86
    49. Poisonings
    2.64
    29
    2.15
    42
    50. Ovary Cancer
    2.43
    165
    8.00
    7
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Benin BENIN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,205
    12.25
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Malaria
    7,037
    8.45
    11,162
    6.38
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,830
    8.20
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Stroke
    5,855
    7.03
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,397
    6.48
    14,103
    8.06
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,908
    5.89
    6,662
    3.81
    7. Birth Trauma
    3,950
    4.74
    6,194
    3.54
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,162
    3.80
    7,808
    4.46
    9. Liver Disease
    2,447
    2.94
    6,053
    3.46
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    2,265
    2.72
    3,935
    2.25
    11. HIV/AIDS
    2,263
    2.72
    13,565
    7.75
    12. Meningitis
    1,967
    2.36
    2,983
    1.70
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,929
    2.32
    4,161
    2.38
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,912
    2.29
    5,929
    3.39
    15. Other Injuries
    1,532
    1.84
    2,433
    1.39
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    1,454
    1.75
    1,965
    1.12
    17. Lung Disease
    1,220
    1.46
    3,120
    1.78
    18. Pertussis
    1,168
    1.40
    744
    0.43
    19. Hypertension
    1,088
    1.31
    2,231
    1.28
    20. Maternal Conditions
    1,039
    1.25
    1,991
    1.14
    21. Malnutrition
    928
    1.11
    1,868
    1.07
    22. Suicide
    922
    1.11
    1,993
    1.14
    23. Tuberculosis
    919
    1.10
    10,214
    5.84
    24. Asthma
    891
    1.07
    1,979
    1.13
    25. Prostate Cancer
    867
    1.04
    1,031
    0.59
    26. Measles
    788
    0.95
    135
    0.08
    27. Breast Cancer
    784
    0.94
    1,937
    1.11
    28. Violence
    726
    0.87
    1,857
    1.06
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    715
    0.86
    1,294
    0.74
    30. Cervical Cancer
    669
    0.80
    2,161
    1.24
    31. Drownings
    570
    0.68
    740
    0.42
    32. Falls
    543
    0.65
    1,168
    0.67
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    457
    0.55
    1,615
    0.92
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.53
    321
    0.18
    35. Fires
    431
    0.52
    729
    0.42
    36. Lymphomas
    387
    0.46
    875
    0.50
    37. Epilepsy
    369
    0.44
    329
    0.19
    38. Stomach Cancer
    361
    0.43
    870
    0.50
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    326
    0.39
    285
    0.16
    40. Liver Cancer
    322
    0.39
    2,851
    1.63
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    311
    0.37
    803
    0.46
    42. Poisonings
    307
    0.37
    522
    0.30
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    212
    0.25
    387
    0.22
    44. Drug Use
    197
    0.24
    630
    0.36
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    256
    0.15
    46. Leukemia
    196
    0.24
    340
    0.19
    47. Schistosomiasis
    183
    0.22
    257
    0.15
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    177
    0.21
    334
    0.19
    49. Tetanus
    156
    0.19
    220
    0.13
    50. Oral Cancer
    156
    0.19
    483
    0.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    47.73
    8
    24.21
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.23
    37
    19.09
    60
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.59
    31
    24.53
    27
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    63
    17.60
    10
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.49
    83
    6.41
    86
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.30
    26
    2.61
    87
    7. Lymphomas
    5.99
    42
    5.70
    55
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.06
    150
    6.86
    121
    9. Leukemia
    3.48
    96
    1.38
    163
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.34
    38
    2.86
    68
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    111
    2.52
    128
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    96
    2.86
    86
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.43
    165
    8.00
    7
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    80
    1.57
    114
    15. Lung Cancers
    1.08
    180
    1.71
    177
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.67
    172
    1.91
    102
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.