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Guinea-Bissau
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
GUINEA-BISSAU VS BENIN

Compare Guinea-Bissau 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
Guinea-Bissau Population Pyramid
3,557,202
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%
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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
  Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Benin BENIN
  Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Benin BENIN
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
32.6
35.6
34.1
169
166
167
  
40.5
42.9
41.7
140
137
138
1970
34.6
37.6
36.1
172
171
171
  
44.7
47.6
46.1
139
138
138
1980
37.1
40.2
38.6
174
173
174
  
48.6
51.8
50.1
145
142
143
1990
40.9
44.2
42.5
179
177
178
  
52.0
54.5
53.2
152
153
153
2000
51.3
53.0
52.1
154
159
155
  
54.1
56.6
55.4
149
149
149
2010
55.4
58.0
56.7
166
166
166
  
57.5
59.9
58.7
155
157
155
2019
57.4
63.0
60.2
177
175
176
  
61.2
65.7
63.4
161
157
158
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Benin BENIN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
57.4
63.0
177
175
61.2
65.7
161
157
Age
57.4
63.0
177
175
61.2
65.7
161
157
Age 5
62.6
67.9
174
174
67.7
71.7
144
141
Age 10
63.2
68.5
174
173
68.4
72.5
142
139
Age 15
63.5
68.7
174
173
68.9
72.9
141
138
Age 20
64.0
69.0
174
173
69.3
73.2
140
138
Age 25
64.6
69.5
174
173
69.7
73.5
141
138
Age 30
65.2
70.0
174
173
70.2
73.9
141
138
Age 35
66.0
70.7
174
174
70.7
74.3
141
139
Age 40
67.0
71.5
174
174
71.4
74.9
142
140
Age 45
68.3
72.5
174
175
72.2
75.6
141
142
Age 50
69.9
73.7
174
175
73.3
76.3
142
144
Age 55
71.8
75.1
175
176
74.6
77.3
139
147
Age 60
73.9
76.7
175
175
76.1
78.5
141
144
Age 65
76.4
78.6
175
174
78.1
80.1
142
143
Age 70
79.2
80.8
175
172
80.4
81.9
138
140
Age 75
82.3
83.4
168
168
83.1
84.3
137
130
Age 80
85.6
86.3
161
161
86.2
87.1
127
113
Age 85
89.2
89.7
157
157
89.6
90.3
118
98
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Benin BENIN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.46
57
113.27
90
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
123.23
10
112.94
20
3. Stroke
121.60
36
119.03
42
4. Tuberculosis
117.91
3
10.94
64
5. HIV/AIDS
102.97
11
25.19
39
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
77.43
15
67.45
16
7. Malaria
53.39
3
42.51
22
8. Liver Disease
45.28
15
39.37
27
9. Diabetes Mellitus
44.22
50
37.49
67
10. Road Traffic Accidents
40.96
23
33.95
38
11. Kidney Disease
34.24
40
33.45
44
12. Cervical Cancer
30.59
18
22.59
31
13. Lung Disease
29.21
57
25.54
76
14. Hypertension
25.92
54
21.93
72
15. Prostate Cancer
19.86
68
47.73
8
16. Maternal Conditions
19.30
7
10.57
31
17. Asthma
19.10
23
15.55
37
18. Breast Cancer
18.31
74
23.23
37
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.99
83
20.23
42
20. Meningitis
15.86
12
15.80
13
21. Other Injuries
15.81
16
15.04
24
22. Birth Trauma
14.15
6
11.26
16
23. Liver Cancer
13.32
18
6.58
63
24. Low Birth Weight
12.80
14
13.84
10
25. Violence
12.49
37
6.79
71
26. Suicide
12.38
46
12.71
43
27. Endocrine Disorders
11.86
12
10.91
17
28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
9.83
14
7.54
27
29. Congenital Anomalies
9.17
17
9.44
13
30. Falls
9.15
29
9.00
32
31. Malnutrition
8.65
35
8.09
38
32. Stomach Cancer
7.34
72
6.49
83
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.32
130
5.06
150
34. Pertussis
6.32
7
5.61
10
35. Inflammatory/Heart
6.15
65
7.05
48
36. Parkinson's Disease
5.62
28
5.27
41
37. Measles
4.43
16
3.77
19
38. Fires
4.32
21
4.20
25
39. Drownings
4.02
45
3.85
49
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.74
29
3.06
41
41. Ovary Cancer
3.71
121
2.43
165
42. Epilepsy
3.33
20
3.60
10
43. Schistosomiasis
3.32
7
2.90
9
44. Lymphomas
2.89
153
5.99
42
45. Oesophagus Cancer
2.84
77
6.30
26
46. Poisonings
2.66
27
2.64
29
47. Skin Cancers
2.20
69
2.06
80
48. Bladder Cancer
2.10
90
0.67
172
49. Syphilis
2.04
9
0.58
54
50. Lung Cancers
2.00
172
1.08
180
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Benin BENIN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
1,445
9.71
2,263
2.72
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,390
9.34
10,205
12.25
3. Tuberculosis
1,387
9.32
919
1.10
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
913
6.14
6,830
8.20
5. Coronary Heart Disease
907
6.10
5,397
6.48
6. Stroke
829
5.57
5,855
7.03
7. Birth Trauma
790
5.31
3,950
4.74
8. Low Birth Weight
705
4.74
4,908
5.89
9. Malaria
684
4.60
7,037
8.45
10. Road Traffic Accidents
619
4.16
3,162
3.80
11. Liver Disease
405
2.72
2,447
2.94
12. Congenital Anomalies
373
2.51
2,265
2.72
13. Maternal Conditions
333
2.24
1,039
1.25
14. Diabetes Mellitus
313
2.10
1,912
2.29
15. Kidney Disease
268
1.80
1,929
2.32
16. Meningitis
258
1.73
1,967
2.36
17. Other Injuries
234
1.57
1,532
1.84
18. Endocrine Disorders
221
1.49
1,454
1.75
19. Pertussis
212
1.42
1,168
1.40
20. Lung Disease
191
1.28
1,220
1.46
21. Hypertension
177
1.19
1,088
1.31
22. Violence
173
1.16
726
0.87
23. Cervical Cancer
154
1.03
669
0.80
24. Asthma
150
1.01
891
1.07
25. Measles
147
0.99
788
0.95
26. Suicide
134
0.90
922
1.11
27. Malnutrition
121
0.81
928
1.11
28. Liver Cancer
116
0.78
322
0.39
29. Breast Cancer
93
0.63
784
0.94
30. Drownings
89
0.60
570
0.68
31. Syphilis
85
0.57
150
0.18
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
77
0.52
442
0.53
33. Falls
71
0.48
543
0.65
34. Alzheimers & Dementia
69
0.46
715
0.86
35. Fires
64
0.43
431
0.52
36. Stomach Cancer
55
0.37
361
0.43
37. Inflammatory/Heart
53
0.36
457
0.55
38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
50
0.34
311
0.37
39. Tetanus
48
0.32
156
0.19
40. Epilepsy
48
0.32
369
0.44
41. Poisonings
45
0.30
307
0.37
42. Prostate Cancer
41
0.28
867
1.04
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
33
0.22
197
0.24
44. Schistosomiasis
30
0.20
183
0.22
45. Lymphomas
28
0.19
387
0.46
46. Parkinson's Disease
27
0.18
212
0.25
47. Hepatitis B
20
0.13
143
0.17
48. Oesophagus Cancer
19
0.13
326
0.39
49. Ovary Cancer
19
0.13
86
0.10
50. Lung Cancers
18
0.12
66
0.08
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Benin BENIN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
30.59
18
22.59
31
2. Prostate Cancer
19.86
68
47.73
8
3. Breast Cancer
18.31
74
23.23
37
4. Liver Cancer
13.32
18
6.58
63
5. Stomach Cancer
7.34
72
6.49
83
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.32
130
5.06
150
7. Ovary Cancer
3.71
121
2.43
165
8. Lymphomas
2.89
153
5.99
42
9. Oesophagus Cancer
2.84
77
6.30
26
10. Skin Cancers
2.20
69
2.06
80
11. Bladder Cancer
2.10
90
0.67
172
12. Lung Cancers
2.00
172
1.08
180
13. Uterin Cancer
1.76
123
3.34
38
14. Oral Cancer
1.55
156
2.67
96
15. Pancreas Cancer
1.52
154
3.03
111
16. Leukemia
0.48
181
3.48
96
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.