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Burundi
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 Burundi and Benin 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.

Benin
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
Burundi Population Pyramid
25,324,770
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Benin Population Pyramid
24,280,484
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Benin BENIN
  Burundi BURUNDI   Benin BENIN
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
39.8
43.0
41.4
144
136
141
 
40.5
42.9
41.7
140
137
138
1970
42.2
45.4
43.8
152
146
148
 
44.7
47.6
46.1
139
138
138
1980
45.1
48.5
46.8
156
153
156
 
48.6
51.8
50.1
145
142
143
1990
44.3
47.9
46.1
175
173
175
 
52.0
54.5
53.2
152
153
153
2000
48.6
53.0
50.8
165
157
161
 
54.1
56.6
55.4
149
149
149
2010
55.1
58.5
56.8
167
163
165
 
57.5
59.9
58.7
155
157
155
2019
61.5
66.1
63.8
157
154
157
 
61.2
65.7
63.4
161
157
158
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Benin BENIN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
61.5
66.1
157
154
61.2
65.7
161
157
Age
61.5
66.1
157
154
61.2
65.7
161
157
Age 5
65.6
69.8
163
160
67.7
71.7
144
141
Age 10
66.3
70.5
164
158
68.4
72.5
142
139
Age 15
66.9
71.0
163
157
68.9
72.9
141
138
Age 20
67.4
71.3
163
157
69.3
73.2
140
138
Age 25
67.9
71.7
162
158
69.7
73.5
141
138
Age 30
68.5
72.1
162
158
70.2
73.9
141
138
Age 35
69.1
72.6
163
158
70.7
74.3
141
139
Age 40
69.8
73.3
165
161
71.4
74.9
142
140
Age 45
70.7
74.1
165
161
72.2
75.6
141
142
Age 50
71.9
75.0
164
162
73.3
76.3
142
144
Age 55
73.4
76.2
163
163
74.6
77.3
139
147
Age 60
75.2
77.6
162
162
76.1
78.5
141
144
Age 65
77.4
79.4
161
161
78.1
80.1
142
143
Age 70
79.9
81.4
159
158
80.4
81.9
138
140
Age 75
82.8
83.8
153
154
83.1
84.3
137
130
Age 80
85.9
86.7
150
148
86.2
87.1
127
113
Age 85
89.4
90.0
140
134
89.6
90.3
118
98
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Benin BENIN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
120.74
38
119.03
42
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
108.07
22
112.94
20
3. Coronary Heart Disease
106.91
96
113.27
90
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
82.80
11
67.45
16
5. Cervical Cancer
54.69
4
22.59
31
6. Road Traffic Accidents
52.10
7
33.95
38
7. Malaria
47.79
13
42.51
22
8. Lung Disease
39.25
29
25.54
76
9. Liver Disease
37.93
30
39.37
27
10. Diabetes Mellitus
36.33
72
37.49
67
11. Hypertension
34.16
33
21.93
72
12. Tuberculosis
32.77
33
10.94
64
13. Prostate Cancer
29.71
28
47.73
8
14. Malnutrition
24.88
5
8.09
38
15. Kidney Disease
23.88
87
33.45
44
16. HIV/AIDS
21.41
42
25.19
39
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.72
73
20.23
42
18. Asthma
16.37
33
15.55
37
19. Other Injuries
15.70
18
15.04
24
20. Maternal Conditions
14.09
18
10.57
31
21. Meningitis
13.34
22
15.80
13
22. Breast Cancer
12.68
135
23.23
37
23. Suicide
12.12
51
12.71
43
24. Oesophagus Cancer
11.03
10
6.30
26
25. Low Birth Weight
9.11
44
13.84
10
26. Birth Trauma
9.01
35
11.26
16
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.72
92
5.06
150
28. Falls
8.15
48
9.00
32
29. Violence
7.34
64
6.79
71
30. Liver Cancer
7.21
55
6.58
63
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.20
29
7.54
27
32. Congenital Anomalies
6.87
55
9.44
13
33. Oral Cancer
5.99
31
2.67
96
34. Lymphomas
5.92
47
5.99
42
35. Stomach Cancer
5.17
103
6.49
83
36. Inflammatory/Heart
4.86
89
7.05
48
37. Fires
4.37
19
4.20
25
38. Schistosomiasis
4.29
3
2.90
9
39. Ovary Cancer
4.07
105
2.43
165
40. Drownings
4.01
46
3.85
49
41. Poisonings
3.80
9
2.64
29
42. Parkinson's Disease
3.74
116
5.27
41
43. Endocrine Disorders
3.29
98
10.91
17
44. Skin Cancers
3.16
27
2.06
80
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.07
40
3.06
41
46. Uterin Cancer
2.95
57
3.34
38
47. Epilepsy
2.66
39
3.60
10
48. Bladder Cancer
2.61
67
0.67
172
49. Leukemia
1.96
153
3.48
96
50. Lung Cancers
1.91
174
1.08
180
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Burundi BURUNDI   Benin BENIN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,810
11.30
10,205
12.25
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,046
8.75
6,830
8.20
3. Malaria
5,163
7.47
7,037
8.45
4. Stroke
4,323
6.26
5,855
7.03
5. Road Traffic Accidents
4,089
5.92
3,162
3.80
6. Coronary Heart Disease
3,718
5.38
5,397
6.48
7. Birth Trauma
3,183
4.61
3,950
4.74
8. Low Birth Weight
3,171
4.59
4,908
5.89
9. Malnutrition
2,500
3.62
928
1.11
10. Tuberculosis
2,385
3.45
919
1.10
11. HIV/AIDS
1,814
2.63
2,263
2.72
12. Congenital Anomalies
1,788
2.59
2,265
2.72
13. Liver Disease
1,767
2.56
2,447
2.94
14. Cervical Cancer
1,474
2.13
669
0.80
15. Other Injuries
1,413
2.04
1,532
1.84
16. Diabetes Mellitus
1,383
2.00
1,912
2.29
17. Lung Disease
1,349
1.95
1,220
1.46
18. Maternal Conditions
1,332
1.93
1,039
1.25
19. Meningitis
1,322
1.91
1,967
2.36
20. Hypertension
1,113
1.61
1,088
1.31
21. Kidney Disease
1,001
1.45
1,929
2.32
22. Asthma
836
1.21
891
1.07
23. Violence
760
1.10
726
0.87
24. Suicide
720
1.04
922
1.11
25. Drownings
598
0.87
570
0.68
26. Oesophagus Cancer
455
0.66
326
0.39
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
426
0.62
715
0.86
28. Fires
425
0.62
431
0.52
29. Liver Cancer
389
0.56
322
0.39
30. Falls
385
0.56
543
0.65
31. Lymphomas
379
0.55
387
0.46
32. Pertussis
378
0.55
1,168
1.40
33. Prostate Cancer
374
0.54
867
1.04
34. Poisonings
369
0.53
307
0.37
35. Breast Cancer
355
0.51
784
0.94
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
340
0.49
442
0.53
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
324
0.47
311
0.37
38. Inflammatory/Heart
311
0.45
457
0.55
39. Oral Cancer
285
0.41
156
0.19
40. Endocrine Disorders
275
0.40
1,454
1.75
41. Epilepsy
234
0.34
369
0.44
42. Schistosomiasis
211
0.31
183
0.22
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
181
0.26
197
0.24
44. Stomach Cancer
180
0.26
361
0.43
45. Tetanus
178
0.26
156
0.19
46. Upper Respiratory
136
0.20
17
0.02
47. Leukemia
135
0.20
196
0.24
48. Skin Cancers
121
0.18
102
0.12
49. Bladder Cancer
109
0.16
43
0.05
50. Appendicitis
109
0.16
45
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Burundi BURUNDI   Benin BENIN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
54.69
4
22.59
31
2. Prostate Cancer
29.71
28
47.73
8
3. Breast Cancer
12.68
135
23.23
37
4. Oesophagus Cancer
11.03
10
6.30
26
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.72
92
5.06
150
6. Liver Cancer
7.21
55
6.58
63
7. Oral Cancer
5.99
31
2.67
96
8. Lymphomas
5.92
47
5.99
42
9. Stomach Cancer
5.17
103
6.49
83
10. Ovary Cancer
4.07
105
2.43
165
11. Skin Cancers
3.16
27
2.06
80
12. Uterin Cancer
2.95
57
3.34
38
13. Bladder Cancer
2.61
67
0.67
172
14. Leukemia
1.96
153
3.48
96
15. Lung Cancers
1.91
174
1.08
180
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.71
147
3.03
111
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.