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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 SAO TOME

Compare Benin and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
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
24,280,484
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Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Benin BENIN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Benin BENIN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
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
  
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
44.7
47.6
46.1
139
138
138
  
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
48.6
51.8
50.1
145
142
143
  
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
52.0
54.5
53.2
152
153
153
  
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
54.1
56.6
55.4
149
149
149
  
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
57.5
59.9
58.7
155
157
155
  
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
61.2
65.7
63.4
161
157
158
  
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Benin BENIN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
61.2
65.7
161
157
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age
61.2
65.7
161
157
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
67.7
71.7
144
141
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
68.4
72.5
142
139
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
68.9
72.9
141
138
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
69.3
73.2
140
138
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
69.7
73.5
141
138
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
70.2
73.9
141
138
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
70.7
74.3
141
139
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
71.4
74.9
142
140
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
72.2
75.6
141
142
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
73.3
76.3
142
144
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
74.6
77.3
139
147
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
76.1
78.5
141
144
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
78.1
80.1
142
143
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
80.4
81.9
138
140
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
83.1
84.3
137
130
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
86.2
87.1
127
113
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
89.6
90.3
118
98
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Benin BENIN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
119.03
42
107.87
61
2. Coronary Heart Disease
113.27
90
133.60
64
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
112.94
20
99.50
24
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
67.45
16
12.46
66
5. Prostate Cancer
47.73
8
18.78
70
6. Malaria
42.51
22
0.19
54
7. Liver Disease
39.37
27
38.72
28
8. Diabetes Mellitus
37.49
67
14.76
128
9. Road Traffic Accidents
33.95
38
42.59
17
10. Kidney Disease
33.45
44
46.72
13
11. Lung Disease
25.54
76
50.70
16
12. HIV/AIDS
25.19
39
0.00
178
13. Breast Cancer
23.23
37
10.59
153
14. Cervical Cancer
22.59
31
14.88
57
15. Hypertension
21.93
72
7.94
145
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.23
42
17.73
86
17. Meningitis
15.80
13
3.20
51
18. Asthma
15.55
37
24.13
16
19. Other Injuries
15.04
24
7.20
97
20. Low Birth Weight
13.84
10
5.99
82
21. Suicide
12.71
43
2.20
176
22. Birth Trauma
11.26
16
5.51
60
23. Tuberculosis
10.94
64
30.26
36
24. Endocrine Disorders
10.91
17
6.27
48
25. Maternal Conditions
10.57
31
2.97
59
26. Congenital Anomalies
9.44
13
6.30
79
27. Falls
9.00
32
14.27
7
28. Malnutrition
8.09
38
5.35
50
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.54
27
2.84
88
30. Inflammatory/Heart
7.05
48
5.37
78
31. Violence
6.79
71
6.18
77
32. Liver Cancer
6.58
63
9.21
34
33. Stomach Cancer
6.49
83
11.50
27
34. Oesophagus Cancer
6.30
26
0.96
156
35. Lymphomas
5.99
42
0.07
183
36. Pertussis
5.61
10
1.65
50
37. Parkinson's Disease
5.27
41
5.57
31
38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.06
150
4.11
165
39. Fires
4.20
25
0.48
142
40. Drownings
3.85
49
1.67
124
41. Measles
3.77
19
0.38
35
42. Epilepsy
3.60
10
2.19
55
43. Leukemia
3.48
96
1.16
167
44. Uterin Cancer
3.34
38
0.00
183
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.06
41
4.25
22
46. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
111
0.01
182
47. Schistosomiasis
2.90
9
0.11
54
48. Oral Cancer
2.67
96
0.01
182
49. Poisonings
2.64
29
0.75
77
50. Ovary Cancer
2.43
165
4.99
68
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Benin BENIN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
10,205
12.25
111
12.44
2. Malaria
7,037
8.45
0
0.00
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,830
8.20
24
2.69
4. Stroke
5,855
7.03
92
10.31
5. Coronary Heart Disease
5,397
6.48
108
12.11
6. Low Birth Weight
4,908
5.89
31
3.48
7. Birth Trauma
3,950
4.74
28
3.14
8. Road Traffic Accidents
3,162
3.80
60
6.73
9. Liver Disease
2,447
2.94
40
4.48
10. Congenital Anomalies
2,265
2.72
27
3.03
11. HIV/AIDS
2,263
2.72
0
0.00
12. Meningitis
1,967
2.36
5
0.56
13. Kidney Disease
1,929
2.32
44
4.93
14. Diabetes Mellitus
1,912
2.29
13
1.46
15. Other Injuries
1,532
1.84
13
1.46
16. Endocrine Disorders
1,454
1.75
10
1.12
17. Lung Disease
1,220
1.46
41
4.60
18. Pertussis
1,168
1.40
6
0.67
19. Hypertension
1,088
1.31
7
0.78
20. Maternal Conditions
1,039
1.25
5
0.56
21. Malnutrition
928
1.11
9
1.01
22. Suicide
922
1.11
3
0.34
23. Tuberculosis
919
1.10
41
4.60
24. Asthma
891
1.07
22
2.47
25. Prostate Cancer
867
1.04
6
0.67
26. Measles
788
0.95
1
0.11
27. Breast Cancer
784
0.94
6
0.67
28. Violence
726
0.87
12
1.35
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
715
0.86
12
1.35
30. Cervical Cancer
669
0.80
9
1.01
31. Drownings
570
0.68
4
0.45
32. Falls
543
0.65
15
1.68
33. Inflammatory/Heart
457
0.55
6
0.67
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
442
0.53
3
0.34
35. Fires
431
0.52
1
0.11
36. Lymphomas
387
0.46
0
0.00
37. Epilepsy
369
0.44
3
0.34
38. Stomach Cancer
361
0.43
14
1.57
39. Oesophagus Cancer
326
0.39
1
0.11
40. Liver Cancer
322
0.39
9
1.01
41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
311
0.37
4
0.45
42. Poisonings
307
0.37
1
0.11
43. Parkinson's Disease
212
0.25
4
0.45
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
197
0.24
4
0.45
45. Drug Use
197
0.24
2
0.22
46. Leukemia
196
0.24
1
0.11
47. Schistosomiasis
183
0.22
0
0.00
48. Pancreas Cancer
177
0.21
0
0.00
49. Oral Cancer
156
0.19
0
0.00
50. Tetanus
156
0.19
2
0.22
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Benin BENIN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
47.73
8
18.78
70
2. Breast Cancer
23.23
37
10.59
153
3. Cervical Cancer
22.59
31
14.88
57
4. Liver Cancer
6.58
63
9.21
34
5. Stomach Cancer
6.49
83
11.50
27
6. Oesophagus Cancer
6.30
26
0.96
156
7. Lymphomas
5.99
42
0.07
183
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.06
150
4.11
165
9. Leukemia
3.48
96
1.16
167
10. Uterin Cancer
3.34
38
0.00
183
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
111
0.01
182
12. Oral Cancer
2.67
96
0.01
182
13. Ovary Cancer
2.43
165
4.99
68
14. Skin Cancers
2.06
80
0.00
179
15. Lung Cancers
1.08
180
13.51
84
16. Bladder Cancer
0.67
172
3.77
32
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.