BENIN VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,049	5	5,397	+ 11,652
Stroke	2	7,311	4	5,855	+ 1,457
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,812	8	3,162	- 350
Hypertension	4	2,616	19	1,088	+ 1,527
Kidney Disease	5	2,353	13	1,929	+ 424
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,278	1	10,205	- 7,926
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,761	29	715	+ 1,046
Low Birth Weight	8	1,701	6	4,908	- 3,207
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,462	14	1,912	- 450
Lung Disease	10	1,459	17	1,220	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,362	10	2,265	- 903
Lung Cancers	12	1,229	59	66	+ 1,162
Birth Trauma	13	1,188	7	3,950	- 2,762
Breast Cancer	14	1,083	27	784	+ 299
Liver Disease	15	1,083	9	2,447	- 1,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	981	41	311	+ 670
Tuberculosis	17	888	23	919	- 31
Asthma	18	638	24	891	- 253
Stomach Cancer	19	635	38	361	+ 274
Lymphomas	20	573	36	387	+ 186
Bladder Cancer	21	445	61	43	+ 401
Other Injuries	22	438	15	1,532	- 1,094
Falls	23	411	32	543	- 132
Parkinson's Disease	24	390	43	212	+ 179
Leukemia	25	362	46	196	+ 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	347	3	6,830	- 6,483
Cervical Cancer	27	340	30	669	- 329
Suicide	28	335	22	922	- 587
Prostate Cancer	29	334	25	867	- 533
Drug Use	30	307	44	197	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	31	304	48	177	+ 127
Endocrine Disorders	32	289	16	1,454	- 1,165
Maternal Conditions	33	287	20	1,039	- 752
Inflammatory/Heart	34	258	33	457	- 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	225	34	442	- 217
Violence	36	223	28	726	- 503
Skin Cancers	37	222	54	102	+ 121
Oral Cancer	38	217	49	156	+ 61
Fires	39	199	35	431	- 232
Ovary Cancer	40	191	56	86	+ 105
Liver Cancer	41	172	40	322	- 150
Drownings	42	141	31	570	- 429
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	113	45	197	- 84
Epilepsy	44	111	37	369	- 258
Meningitis	45	100	12	1,967	- 1,867
Oesophagus Cancer	46	98	39	326	- 228
Poisonings	47	90	42	307	- 218
HIV/AIDS	48	60	11	2,263	- 2,202
Pertussis	49	53	18	1,168	- 1,115
Hepatitis B	50	52	53	143	- 91
Encephalitis	51	45	57	85	- 40
Skin Disease	52	35	52	144	- 109
Malnutrition	53	26	21	928	- 902
Alcohol	54	25	58	85	- 60
Appendicitis	55	25	60	45	- 20
Uterin Cancer	56	24	55	99	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	57	23	66	16	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	58	18	63	20	- 2
Measles	59	17	26	788	- 771
Tetanus	60	16	50	156	- 140
Syphilis	61	13	51	150	- 138
War	62	13	69	2	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	63	7	47	183	- 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	67	11	- 5
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	17	- 16
Leishmaniasis	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	62	40	- 40
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	17	- 17
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Algeria

Benin

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.