BENIN VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,831	5	5,397	+ 6,434
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,559	29	715	+ 7,844
Stroke	3	5,672	4	5,855	- 182
Lung Cancers	4	4,814	59	66	+ 4,748
Lung Disease	5	4,660	17	1,220	+ 3,440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,409	41	311	+ 3,098
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,455	14	1,912	+ 543
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,441	1	10,205	- 7,763
Prostate Cancer	9	2,068	25	867	+ 1,201
Breast Cancer	10	1,870	27	784	+ 1,085
Suicide	11	1,729	22	922	+ 808
Kidney Disease	12	1,724	13	1,929	- 205
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,712	48	177	+ 1,535
Falls	14	1,711	32	543	+ 1,168
Lymphomas	15	1,668	36	387	+ 1,282
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,278	16	1,454	- 175
Skin Cancers	17	1,273	54	102	+ 1,171
Leukemia	18	1,167	46	196	+ 972
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,118	43	212	+ 906
Liver Cancer	20	1,118	40	322	+ 796
Drug Use	21	979	44	197	+ 782
Other Injuries	22	902	15	1,532	- 630
Hypertension	23	896	19	1,088	- 193
Inflammatory/Heart	24	863	33	457	+ 405
Oesophagus Cancer	25	820	39	326	+ 494
Liver Disease	26	780	9	2,447	- 1,666
Stomach Cancer	27	707	38	361	+ 346
Other Neoplasms	28	688	63	20	+ 668
Road Traffic Accidents	29	683	8	3,162	- 2,479
Bladder Cancer	30	652	61	43	+ 609
Ovary Cancer	31	550	56	86	+ 465
Oral Cancer	32	534	49	156	+ 377
Congenital Anomalies	33	390	10	2,265	- 1,875
Skin Disease	34	326	52	144	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	35	288	55	99	+ 189
Asthma	36	250	24	891	- 641
Alcohol	37	209	58	85	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	208	45	197	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	39	188	30	669	- 481
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	162	3	6,830	- 6,668
Epilepsy	41	156	37	369	- 213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	151	34	442	- 291
Low Birth Weight	43	136	6	4,908	- 4,771
Violence	44	134	28	726	- 592
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	126	67	11	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	46	103	66	16	+ 88
Drownings	47	97	31	570	- 473
Hepatitis C	48	95	65	17	+ 78
Anemia	49	86	83	0	+ 86
Birth Trauma	50	77	7	3,950	- 3,873
Malnutrition	51	64	21	928	- 864
Osteoarthritis	52	63	85	0	+ 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	39	84	0	+ 39
Schizophrenia	54	35	80	0	+ 35
Fires	55	30	35	431	- 401
Tuberculosis	56	29	23	919	- 890
HIV/AIDS	57	27	11	2,263	- 2,235
Hepatitis B	58	23	53	143	- 120
Oral conditions	59	22	86	0	+ 22
Meningitis	60	20	12	1,967	- 1,946
Poisonings	61	19	42	307	- 288
Appendicitis	62	14	60	45	- 31
Maternal Conditions	63	11	20	1,039	- 1,028
Upper Respiratory	64	9	64	17	- 8
War	65	4	69	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	2	51	150	- 149
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Pertussis	69	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Tetanus	70	1	50	156	- 155
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	62	40	- 40
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	26	788	- 788
Schistosomiasis	79	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Australia

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.