BENIN VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,836	1	10,205	- 369
Tuberculosis	2	6,712	23	919	+ 5,794
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,023	3	6,830	- 808
Malaria	4	5,376	2	7,037	- 1,661
Birth Trauma	5	5,129	7	3,950	+ 1,179
HIV/AIDS	6	5,059	11	2,263	+ 2,796
Low Birth Weight	7	4,419	6	4,908	- 489
Stroke	8	4,222	4	5,855	- 1,633
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,958	5	5,397	- 1,439
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,286	8	3,162	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,924	10	2,265	+ 660
Liver Disease	12	2,411	9	2,447	- 36
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,743	14	1,912	- 168
Pertussis	14	1,658	18	1,168	+ 490
Hypertension	15	1,449	19	1,088	+ 360
Meningitis	16	1,408	12	1,967	- 559
Malnutrition	17	1,386	21	928	+ 458
Maternal Conditions	18	1,291	20	1,039	+ 252
Violence	19	1,157	28	726	+ 431
Kidney Disease	20	1,085	13	1,929	- 844
Other Injuries	21	1,060	15	1,532	- 473
Lung Disease	22	967	17	1,220	- 253
Suicide	23	765	22	922	- 157
Cervical Cancer	24	763	30	669	+ 94
Asthma	25	664	24	891	- 227
Drownings	26	632	31	570	+ 62
Syphilis	27	520	51	150	+ 370
Inflammatory/Heart	28	516	33	457	+ 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	473	29	715	- 242
Falls	30	453	32	543	- 90
Breast Cancer	31	451	27	784	- 334
Endocrine Disorders	32	442	16	1,454	- 1,012
Prostate Cancer	33	423	25	867	- 444
Fires	34	331	35	431	- 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	268	34	442	- 174
Epilepsy	36	256	37	369	- 113
Poisonings	37	253	42	307	- 55
Lymphomas	38	240	36	387	- 147
Liver Cancer	39	229	40	322	- 93
Tetanus	40	202	50	156	+ 45
Oral Cancer	41	200	49	156	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	189	41	311	- 123
Skin Cancers	43	184	54	102	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	172	45	197	- 25
Lung Cancers	45	158	59	66	+ 92
Leukemia	46	143	46	196	- 53
Stomach Cancer	47	138	38	361	- 223
Oesophagus Cancer	48	122	39	326	- 204
Parkinson's Disease	49	116	43	212	- 96
Skin Disease	50	89	52	144	- 55
Alcohol	51	87	58	85	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	52	85	47	183	- 98
Ovary Cancer	53	83	56	86	- 3
Appendicitis	54	82	60	45	+ 37
Drug Use	55	81	44	197	- 116
Encephalitis	56	75	57	85	- 10
Leishmaniasis	57	66	79	0	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	58	64	61	43	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	59	56	48	177	- 121
Upper Respiratory	60	51	64	17	+ 34
Hepatitis B	61	46	53	143	- 96
Diphtheria	62	44	68	10	+ 34
Measles	63	38	26	788	- 750
Uterin Cancer	64	30	55	99	- 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	24	67	11	+ 13
Ascariasis	66	16	62	40	- 24
Other Neoplasms	67	16	63	20	- 4
War	68	9	69	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	8	66	16	- 8
Hepatitis C	70	6	65	17	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Angola

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.