BANGLADESH VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	117,132	6	29,586	+ 87,546
Malaria	2	80,773	68	45	+ 80,728
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	78,400	5	36,111	+ 42,290
Stroke	4	67,201	1	134,166	- 66,965
Coronary Heart Disease	5	61,950	2	108,528	- 46,578
Low Birth Weight	6	56,332	11	17,457	+ 38,875
Birth Trauma	7	45,336	15	13,392	+ 31,944
Road Traffic Accidents	8	36,296	8	25,023	+ 11,273
Liver Disease	9	28,084	9	21,024	+ 7,059
Congenital Anomalies	10	25,995	18	10,113	+ 15,882
HIV/AIDS	11	25,972	55	563	+ 25,409
Meningitis	12	22,574	38	2,105	+ 20,469
Kidney Disease	13	22,138	17	10,841	+ 11,296
Diabetes Mellitus	14	21,944	7	28,976	- 7,033
Other Injuries	15	17,586	21	7,629	+ 9,957
Endocrine Disorders	16	16,688	45	1,335	+ 15,353
Lung Disease	17	13,999	3	45,699	- 31,700
Pertussis	18	13,402	39	2,011	+ 11,391
Hypertension	19	12,494	14	14,776	- 2,282
Maternal Conditions	20	11,926	29	3,920	+ 8,006
Malnutrition	21	10,650	36	2,418	+ 8,232
Suicide	22	10,580	25	5,998	+ 4,582
Tuberculosis	23	10,546	4	37,175	- 26,630
Asthma	24	10,223	20	8,893	+ 1,330
Prostate Cancer	25	9,952	41	1,664	+ 8,287
Measles	26	9,043	19	9,021	+ 22
Breast Cancer	27	9,002	23	6,808	+ 2,194
Violence	28	8,335	27	4,623	+ 3,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	8,208	13	14,993	- 6,785
Cervical Cancer	30	7,674	26	5,132	+ 2,542
Drownings	31	6,544	22	7,094	- 549
Falls	32	6,231	31	3,328	+ 2,903
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5,247	42	1,485	+ 3,763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5,078	48	1,251	+ 3,827
Fires	35	4,945	46	1,271	+ 3,674
Lymphomas	36	4,438	35	2,667	+ 1,771
Epilepsy	37	4,236	44	1,353	+ 2,883
Stomach Cancer	38	4,142	24	6,799	- 2,657
Oesophagus Cancer	39	3,741	10	19,525	- 15,784
Liver Cancer	40	3,694	34	2,884	+ 810
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	3,572	28	4,534	- 962
Poisonings	42	3,527	56	539	+ 2,989
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,429	30	3,782	- 1,353
Drug Use	44	2,263	32	2,967	- 704
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,261	33	2,922	- 661
Leukemia	46	2,244	40	1,895	+ 349
Schistosomiasis	47	2,101	74	0	+ 2,101
Pancreas Cancer	48	2,032	43	1,414	+ 618
Oral Cancer	49	1,795	12	15,511	- 13,716
Tetanus	50	1,791	57	450	+ 1,341
Syphilis	51	1,725	49	1,227	+ 498
Skin Disease	52	1,650	50	1,131	+ 519
Hepatitis B	53	1,638	51	1,121	+ 517
Skin Cancers	54	1,166	53	853	+ 313
Uterin Cancer	55	1,137	58	405	+ 732
Ovary Cancer	56	983	37	2,231	- 1,248
Encephalitis	57	978	59	371	+ 607
Alcohol	58	975	60	262	+ 713
Lung Cancers	59	762	16	12,174	- 11,412
Appendicitis	60	518	47	1,262	- 744
Bladder Cancer	61	498	52	991	- 493
Ascariasis	62	461	69	31	+ 430
Other Neoplasms	63	225	61	243	- 18
Upper Respiratory	64	198	66	100	+ 98
Hepatitis C	65	194	62	207	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	178	64	179	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	132	54	815	- 684
Diphtheria	68	118	72	5	+ 113
War	69	28	63	202	- 174
Chlamydia	70	19	70	21	- 3
Otitis Media	71	2	71	14	- 11
Dengue	72	2	65	161	- 159
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	56	- 56
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Benin

Bangladesh

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.