AUSTRALIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,586	8	4,446	+ 14,140
Malaria	2	12,817	82	0	+ 12,817
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,440	40	296	+ 12,145
Stroke	4	10,663	3	10,331	+ 332
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,830	1	21,548	- 11,718
Low Birth Weight	6	8,939	43	248	+ 8,691
Birth Trauma	7	7,194	50	140	+ 7,054
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,759	29	1,245	+ 4,515
Liver Disease	9	4,456	26	1,421	+ 3,035
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,125	33	711	+ 3,414
HIV/AIDS	11	4,121	57	50	+ 4,071
Meningitis	12	3,582	60	37	+ 3,545
Kidney Disease	13	3,513	12	3,139	+ 374
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,482	7	4,471	- 989
Other Injuries	15	2,791	22	1,642	+ 1,148
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,648	16	2,328	+ 320
Lung Disease	17	2,221	5	8,487	- 6,266
Pertussis	18	2,127	69	1	+ 2,125
Hypertension	19	1,982	23	1,631	+ 351
Maternal Conditions	20	1,892	63	20	+ 1,872
Malnutrition	21	1,690	51	117	+ 1,573
Suicide	22	1,679	11	3,150	- 1,471
Tuberculosis	23	1,673	56	53	+ 1,621
Asthma	24	1,622	36	455	+ 1,167
Prostate Cancer	25	1,579	9	3,766	- 2,187
Measles	26	1,435	78	0	+ 1,435
Breast Cancer	27	1,428	10	3,405	- 1,977
Violence	28	1,323	44	243	+ 1,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,302	2	15,588	- 14,286
Cervical Cancer	30	1,218	39	342	+ 876
Drownings	31	1,038	47	177	+ 861
Falls	32	989	14	3,116	- 2,127
Inflammatory/Heart	33	833	24	1,571	- 738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	806	42	276	+ 530
Fires	35	785	55	55	+ 730
Lymphomas	36	704	15	3,039	- 2,334
Epilepsy	37	672	41	285	+ 388
Stomach Cancer	38	657	27	1,288	- 631
Oesophagus Cancer	39	594	25	1,494	- 900
Liver Cancer	40	586	20	2,036	- 1,450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	567	6	6,209	- 5,642
Poisonings	42	560	61	35	+ 525
Parkinson's Disease	43	385	19	2,036	- 1,651
Drug Use	44	359	21	1,783	- 1,424
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	359	38	379	- 20
Leukemia	46	356	18	2,126	- 1,770
Schistosomiasis	47	333	79	0	+ 333
Pancreas Cancer	48	322	13	3,118	- 2,795
Oral Cancer	49	285	32	972	- 687
Tetanus	50	284	70	1	+ 283
Syphilis	51	274	67	3	+ 271
Skin Disease	52	262	34	594	- 332
Hepatitis B	53	260	58	41	+ 219
Skin Cancers	54	185	17	2,319	- 2,134
Uterin Cancer	55	180	35	524	- 344
Ovary Cancer	56	156	31	1,003	- 846
Encephalitis	57	155	68	3	+ 153
Alcohol	58	155	37	380	- 225
Lung Cancers	59	121	4	8,769	- 8,648
Appendicitis	60	82	62	26	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	61	79	30	1,187	- 1,108
Ascariasis	62	73	75	0	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	63	36	28	1,252	- 1,216
Upper Respiratory	64	31	64	17	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	31	48	173	- 142
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	46	188	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	45	229	- 208
Diphtheria	68	19	71	0	+ 18
War	69	4	65	8	- 3
Chlamydia	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Benin

Australia

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.