AFGHANISTAN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,858	4	14,649	+ 13,208
Malaria	2	19,210	57	185	+ 19,025
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,646	13	5,555	+ 13,091
Stroke	4	15,983	3	19,060	- 3,078
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,734	1	40,195	- 25,461
Low Birth Weight	6	13,398	5	12,631	+ 767
Birth Trauma	7	10,782	6	10,723	+ 60
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,632	11	6,033	+ 2,599
Liver Disease	9	6,679	16	4,600	+ 2,079
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,182	14	5,001	+ 1,182
HIV/AIDS	11	6,177	46	464	+ 5,713
Meningitis	12	5,369	20	2,626	+ 2,743
Kidney Disease	13	5,265	10	6,590	- 1,325
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,219	12	5,750	- 531
Other Injuries	15	4,183	18	3,241	+ 941
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,969	28	1,364	+ 2,605
Lung Disease	17	3,329	15	4,650	- 1,321
Pertussis	18	3,188	21	2,107	+ 1,080
Hypertension	19	2,971	8	7,995	- 5,024
Maternal Conditions	20	2,836	9	7,807	- 4,971
Malnutrition	21	2,533	43	589	+ 1,944
Suicide	22	2,516	24	1,573	+ 944
Tuberculosis	23	2,508	7	9,839	- 7,331
Asthma	24	2,431	17	3,403	- 972
Prostate Cancer	25	2,367	55	258	+ 2,109
Measles	26	2,151	49	350	+ 1,800
Breast Cancer	27	2,141	22	1,822	+ 319
Violence	28	1,982	19	3,217	- 1,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,952	23	1,765	+ 187
Cervical Cancer	30	1,825	44	541	+ 1,284
Drownings	31	1,556	34	996	+ 560
Falls	32	1,482	37	905	+ 577
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,248	45	527	+ 721
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,208	25	1,505	- 297
Fires	35	1,176	50	348	+ 828
Lymphomas	36	1,056	36	946	+ 110
Epilepsy	37	1,007	35	993	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	38	985	26	1,501	- 516
Oesophagus Cancer	39	890	29	1,314	- 425
Liver Cancer	40	879	40	657	+ 221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	850	39	741	+ 108
Poisonings	42	839	47	384	+ 455
Parkinson's Disease	43	578	41	628	- 50
Drug Use	44	538	51	328	+ 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	538	33	1,041	- 503
Leukemia	46	534	42	610	- 76
Schistosomiasis	47	500	79	0	+ 500
Pancreas Cancer	48	483	56	229	+ 254
Oral Cancer	49	427	27	1,467	- 1,040
Tetanus	50	426	30	1,254	- 828
Syphilis	51	410	60	94	+ 316
Skin Disease	52	392	61	94	+ 298
Hepatitis B	53	390	38	863	- 474
Skin Cancers	54	277	59	145	+ 132
Uterin Cancer	55	271	53	289	- 18
Ovary Cancer	56	234	48	369	- 135
Encephalitis	57	233	31	1,190	- 957
Alcohol	58	232	58	150	+ 82
Lung Cancers	59	181	32	1,076	- 895
Appendicitis	60	123	52	298	- 175
Bladder Cancer	61	118	54	272	- 154
Ascariasis	62	110	66	17	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	63	54	63	29	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	64	47	68	9	+ 38
Hepatitis C	65	46	64	28	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	42	62	84	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	31	65	25	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	28	67	16	+ 12
War	69	7	2	25,620	- 25,613
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Benin

Afghanistan

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.