BENIN VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,750	5	5,397	+ 13,353
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,554	29	715	+ 10,839
Stroke	3	9,089	4	5,855	+ 3,235
Lung Cancers	4	8,315	59	66	+ 8,249
Lung Disease	5	7,900	17	1,220	+ 6,680
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,966	1	10,205	- 3,238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,084	41	311	+ 3,773
Kidney Disease	8	3,622	13	1,929	+ 1,693
Breast Cancer	9	3,174	27	784	+ 2,390
Suicide	10	2,590	22	922	+ 1,669
Other Injuries	11	2,462	15	1,532	+ 930
Other Neoplasms	12	2,243	63	20	+ 2,223
Prostate Cancer	13	2,239	25	867	+ 1,372
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,220	48	177	+ 2,043
Falls	15	2,154	32	543	+ 1,611
Lymphomas	16	1,905	36	387	+ 1,518
Liver Disease	17	1,758	9	2,447	- 689
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,757	16	1,454	+ 303
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,690	43	212	+ 1,479
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,558	14	1,912	- 354
Leukemia	21	1,472	46	196	+ 1,276
Bladder Cancer	22	1,323	61	43	+ 1,280
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,301	33	457	+ 844
Liver Cancer	24	1,197	40	322	+ 875
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,102	39	326	+ 776
Stomach Cancer	26	1,059	38	361	+ 698
Hypertension	27	907	19	1,088	- 181
Oral Cancer	28	828	49	156	+ 671
Road Traffic Accidents	29	817	8	3,162	- 2,345
Ovary Cancer	30	801	56	86	+ 715
Skin Cancers	31	641	54	102	+ 539
Alcohol	32	613	58	85	+ 528
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	512	3	6,830	- 6,318
Uterin Cancer	34	471	55	99	+ 372
Skin Disease	35	466	52	144	+ 322
Epilepsy	36	427	37	369	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	359	45	197	+ 162
Malnutrition	38	357	21	928	- 571
Drug Use	39	353	44	197	+ 156
Congenital Anomalies	40	346	10	2,265	- 1,919
Cervical Cancer	41	298	30	669	- 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	261	34	442	- 182
Anemia	43	244	83	0	+ 244
Violence	44	183	28	726	- 543
Multiple Sclerosis	45	180	66	16	+ 165
Asthma	46	157	24	891	- 734
Drownings	47	97	31	570	- 474
Fires	48	92	35	431	- 339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	89	67	11	+ 78
Low Birth Weight	50	86	6	4,908	- 4,822
Osteoarthritis	51	72	85	0	+ 72
Hepatitis C	52	65	65	17	+ 48
Birth Trauma	53	58	7	3,950	- 3,892
Tuberculosis	54	56	23	919	- 863
Poisonings	55	50	42	307	- 257
Schizophrenia	56	49	80	0	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	57	44	11	2,263	- 2,218
Meningitis	58	35	12	1,967	- 1,932
Upper Respiratory	59	27	64	17	+ 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	25	84	0	+ 25
Oral conditions	61	23	86	0	+ 23
Appendicitis	62	20	60	45	- 25
Hepatitis B	63	20	53	143	- 122
Maternal Conditions	64	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	2	57	85	- 84
War	67	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Diphtheria	69	0	68	10	- 10
Syphilis	70	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	79	0	26	788	- 788
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	83	0	72	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

Belgium

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.