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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
BENIN VS NIGERIA

Compare Benin and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Benin BENIN   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    139
    138
    138
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    48.6
    51.8
    50.1
    145
    142
    143
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    52.0
    54.5
    53.2
    152
    153
    153
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    54.1
    56.6
    55.4
    149
    149
    149
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    57.5
    59.9
    58.7
    155
    157
    155
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    161
    157
    158
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.2
    65.7
    161
    157
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    67.7
    71.7
    144
    141
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    68.4
    72.5
    142
    139
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    68.9
    72.9
    141
    138
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    69.3
    73.2
    140
    138
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    69.7
    73.5
    141
    138
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    70.2
    73.9
    141
    138
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    70.7
    74.3
    141
    139
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    71.4
    74.9
    142
    140
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    72.2
    75.6
    141
    142
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    73.3
    76.3
    142
    144
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    74.6
    77.3
    139
    147
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    76.1
    78.5
    141
    144
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    78.1
    80.1
    142
    143
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    80.4
    81.9
    138
    140
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    83.1
    84.3
    137
    130
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    86.2
    87.1
    127
    113
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    118
    98
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.03
    42
    88.68
    86
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.27
    90
    100.91
    107
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    112.94
    20
    98.12
    28
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67.45
    16
    78.99
    13
    5. Prostate Cancer
    47.73
    8
    20.40
    63
    6. Malaria
    42.51
    22
    34.69
    27
    7. Liver Disease
    39.37
    27
    41.99
    21
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.49
    67
    33.50
    82
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.95
    38
    27.25
    54
    10. Kidney Disease
    33.45
    44
    23.87
    88
    11. Lung Disease
    25.54
    76
    20.77
    99
    12. HIV/AIDS
    25.19
    39
    26.81
    36
    13. Breast Cancer
    23.23
    37
    20.56
    47
    14. Cervical Cancer
    22.59
    31
    21.11
    35
    15. Hypertension
    21.93
    72
    16.07
    103
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.23
    42
    19.45
    59
    17. Meningitis
    15.80
    13
    17.54
    9
    18. Asthma
    15.55
    37
    10.71
    58
    19. Other Injuries
    15.04
    24
    10.98
    56
    20. Low Birth Weight
    13.84
    10
    14.70
    5
    21. Suicide
    12.71
    43
    6.87
    117
    22. Birth Trauma
    11.26
    16
    15.51
    2
    23. Tuberculosis
    10.94
    64
    99.13
    6
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    10.91
    17
    7.01
    35
    25. Maternal Conditions
    10.57
    31
    14.14
    17
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    9.44
    13
    11.22
    5
    27. Falls
    9.00
    32
    8.54
    40
    28. Malnutrition
    8.09
    38
    2.36
    83
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.54
    27
    7.03
    31
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.05
    48
    5.49
    76
    31. Violence
    6.79
    71
    11.97
    42
    32. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    63
    6.19
    71
    33. Stomach Cancer
    6.49
    83
    2.52
    169
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.30
    26
    0.75
    171
    35. Lymphomas
    5.99
    42
    5.96
    45
    36. Pertussis
    5.61
    10
    6.32
    6
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    5.27
    41
    5.60
    29
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.06
    150
    4.32
    157
    39. Fires
    4.20
    25
    3.44
    37
    40. Drownings
    3.85
    49
    2.17
    107
    41. Measles
    3.77
    19
    7.92
    10
    42. Epilepsy
    3.60
    10
    3.25
    23
    43. Leukemia
    3.48
    96
    2.06
    151
    44. Uterin Cancer
    3.34
    38
    1.60
    132
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.06
    41
    2.05
    69
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    111
    2.64
    126
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.90
    9
    1.50
    31
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    96
    2.44
    107
    49. Poisonings
    2.64
    29
    2.82
    22
    50. Ovary Cancer
    2.43
    165
    3.90
    112
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Benin BENIN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10,205
    12.25
    207,281
    14.00
    2. Malaria
    7,037
    8.45
    100,963
    6.82
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,830
    8.20
    144,724
    9.77
    4. Stroke
    5,855
    7.03
    57,744
    3.90
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,397
    6.48
    61,374
    4.14
    6. Low Birth Weight
    4,908
    5.89
    95,959
    6.48
    7. Birth Trauma
    3,950
    4.74
    100,186
    6.76
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,162
    3.80
    41,693
    2.82
    9. Liver Disease
    2,447
    2.94
    38,326
    2.59
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    2,265
    2.72
    49,696
    3.36
    11. HIV/AIDS
    2,263
    2.72
    44,124
    2.98
    12. Meningitis
    1,967
    2.36
    43,651
    2.95
    13. Kidney Disease
    1,929
    2.32
    18,189
    1.23
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,912
    2.29
    22,497
    1.52
    15. Other Injuries
    1,532
    1.84
    22,696
    1.53
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    1,454
    1.75
    15,799
    1.07
    17. Lung Disease
    1,220
    1.46
    12,569
    0.85
    18. Pertussis
    1,168
    1.40
    23,282
    1.57
    19. Hypertension
    1,088
    1.31
    10,692
    0.72
    20. Maternal Conditions
    1,039
    1.25
    23,540
    1.59
    21. Malnutrition
    928
    1.11
    5,896
    0.40
    22. Suicide
    922
    1.11
    7,019
    0.47
    23. Tuberculosis
    919
    1.10
    127,335
    8.60
    24. Asthma
    891
    1.07
    8,192
    0.55
    25. Prostate Cancer
    867
    1.04
    5,914
    0.40
    26. Measles
    788
    0.95
    29,439
    1.99
    27. Breast Cancer
    784
    0.94
    11,884
    0.80
    28. Violence
    726
    0.87
    18,407
    1.24
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    715
    0.86
    6,786
    0.46
    30. Cervical Cancer
    669
    0.80
    10,574
    0.71
    31. Drownings
    570
    0.68
    6,584
    0.44
    32. Falls
    543
    0.65
    7,528
    0.51
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    457
    0.55
    4,826
    0.33
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    442
    0.53
    5,846
    0.39
    35. Fires
    431
    0.52
    7,132
    0.48
    36. Lymphomas
    387
    0.46
    5,202
    0.35
    37. Epilepsy
    369
    0.44
    5,001
    0.34
    38. Stomach Cancer
    361
    0.43
    2,129
    0.14
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    326
    0.39
    560
    0.04
    40. Liver Cancer
    322
    0.39
    5,289
    0.36
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    311
    0.37
    4,152
    0.28
    42. Poisonings
    307
    0.37
    6,570
    0.44
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    212
    0.25
    2,473
    0.17
    44. Drug Use
    197
    0.24
    6,273
    0.42
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    197
    0.24
    1,946
    0.13
    46. Leukemia
    196
    0.24
    2,257
    0.15
    47. Schistosomiasis
    183
    0.22
    1,508
    0.10
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    177
    0.21
    1,975
    0.13
    49. Tetanus
    156
    0.19
    8,355
    0.56
    50. Oral Cancer
    156
    0.19
    2,238
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Benin BENIN   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    47.73
    8
    20.40
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.23
    37
    20.56
    47
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.59
    31
    21.11
    35
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.58
    63
    6.19
    71
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.49
    83
    2.52
    169
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.30
    26
    0.75
    171
    7. Lymphomas
    5.99
    42
    5.96
    45
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.06
    150
    4.32
    157
    9. Leukemia
    3.48
    96
    2.06
    151
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.34
    38
    1.60
    132
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    111
    2.64
    126
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.67
    96
    2.44
    107
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.43
    165
    3.90
    112
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    80
    2.29
    62
    15. Lung Cancers
    1.08
    180
    1.37
    178
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.67
    172
    0.81
    166
    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.