BENIN VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,579	4	5,855	+ 12,724
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,286	5	5,397	+ 11,889
Diabetes Mellitus	3	12,563	14	1,912	+ 10,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,689	1	10,205	+ 484
Prostate Cancer	5	7,975	25	867	+ 7,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,557	41	311	+ 5,246
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,513	29	715	+ 4,798
Breast Cancer	8	4,594	27	784	+ 3,810
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,510	16	1,454	+ 3,056
Kidney Disease	10	4,459	13	1,929	+ 2,530
Other Injuries	11	3,794	15	1,532	+ 2,262
Lung Disease	12	3,568	17	1,220	+ 2,348
Hypertension	13	3,478	19	1,088	+ 2,390
Skin Disease	14	3,016	52	144	+ 2,872
Lymphomas	15	2,453	36	387	+ 2,066
Lung Cancers	16	2,062	59	66	+ 1,996
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,885	33	457	+ 1,428
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,872	48	177	+ 1,695
Violence	19	1,563	28	726	+ 837
Leukemia	20	1,405	46	196	+ 1,210
HIV/AIDS	21	1,360	11	2,263	- 903
Stomach Cancer	22	1,339	38	361	+ 978
Cervical Cancer	23	1,331	30	669	+ 662
Other Neoplasms	24	1,248	63	20	+ 1,228
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,134	8	3,162	- 2,028
Liver Disease	26	1,104	9	2,447	- 1,343
Uterin Cancer	27	1,024	55	99	+ 925
Oral Cancer	28	863	49	156	+ 707
Congenital Anomalies	29	863	10	2,265	- 1,402
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	837	84	0	+ 837
Parkinson's Disease	31	791	43	212	+ 580
Ovary Cancer	32	750	56	86	+ 664
Liver Cancer	33	695	40	322	+ 374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	685	34	442	+ 243
Asthma	35	628	24	891	- 263
Oesophagus Cancer	36	556	39	326	+ 230
Anemia	37	538	83	0	+ 538
Epilepsy	38	454	37	369	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	39	453	61	43	+ 410
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	330	3	6,830	- 6,500
Falls	41	319	32	543	- 224
Low Birth Weight	42	255	6	4,908	- 4,653
Birth Trauma	43	251	7	3,950	- 3,698
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	225	67	11	+ 213
Meningitis	45	209	12	1,967	- 1,758
Alcohol	46	195	58	85	+ 110
Skin Cancers	47	190	54	102	+ 89
Poisonings	48	99	42	307	- 208
Malnutrition	49	95	21	928	- 832
Osteoarthritis	50	95	85	0	+ 95
Suicide	51	86	22	922	- 836
Hepatitis B	52	78	53	143	- 64
Drug Use	53	72	44	197	- 126
Dengue	54	66	72	0	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	57	45	197	- 140
Maternal Conditions	56	56	20	1,039	- 983
Drownings	57	53	31	570	- 517
Upper Respiratory	58	50	64	17	+ 33
Schizophrenia	59	50	80	0	+ 50
Tuberculosis	60	49	23	919	- 870
Multiple Sclerosis	61	36	66	16	+ 21
Fires	62	27	35	431	- 404
Oral conditions	63	27	86	0	+ 27
Syphilis	64	19	51	150	- 132
Appendicitis	65	16	60	45	- 29
War	66	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Measles	68	0	26	788	- 788
Diphtheria	69	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	70	0	50	156	- 156
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	62	40	- 40
Malaria	76	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	2	- 2
Encephalitis	82	0	57	85	- 85
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Barbados

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.