BELGIUM VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,316	6	5,677	+ 2,639
Malaria	2	5,735	75	0	+ 5,735
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,566	33	418	+ 5,149
Stroke	4	4,771	3	7,408	- 2,636
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,399	1	15,281	- 10,882
Low Birth Weight	6	4,000	50	70	+ 3,930
Birth Trauma	7	3,219	53	47	+ 3,172
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,577	29	666	+ 1,911
Liver Disease	9	1,994	17	1,433	+ 561
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,846	40	282	+ 1,564
HIV/AIDS	11	1,844	57	36	+ 1,808
Meningitis	12	1,603	58	28	+ 1,574
Kidney Disease	13	1,572	8	2,952	- 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,558	20	1,269	+ 289
Other Injuries	15	1,249	11	2,006	- 758
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,185	18	1,432	- 247
Lung Disease	17	994	5	6,438	- 5,444
Pertussis	18	952	68	1	+ 951
Hypertension	19	887	27	740	+ 147
Maternal Conditions	20	847	64	6	+ 841
Malnutrition	21	756	38	291	+ 465
Suicide	22	751	10	2,111	- 1,360
Tuberculosis	23	749	54	46	+ 703
Asthma	24	726	46	128	+ 598
Prostate Cancer	25	707	13	1,824	- 1,118
Measles	26	642	79	0	+ 642
Breast Cancer	27	639	9	2,587	- 1,948
Violence	28	592	44	149	+ 442
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	583	2	9,416	- 8,833
Cervical Cancer	30	545	41	243	+ 302
Drownings	31	465	47	79	+ 386
Falls	32	442	15	1,756	- 1,313
Inflammatory/Heart	33	373	23	1,060	- 688
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	361	42	213	+ 148
Fires	35	351	48	75	+ 276
Lymphomas	36	315	16	1,552	- 1,237
Epilepsy	37	301	36	348	- 47
Stomach Cancer	38	294	26	863	- 569
Oesophagus Cancer	39	266	25	898	- 633
Liver Cancer	40	262	24	976	- 713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	254	7	3,329	- 3,075
Poisonings	42	250	55	41	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	43	172	19	1,378	- 1,205
Drug Use	44	161	39	287	- 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	161	37	293	- 132
Leukemia	46	159	21	1,199	- 1,040
Schistosomiasis	47	149	76	0	+ 149
Pancreas Cancer	48	144	14	1,809	- 1,665
Oral Cancer	49	127	28	675	- 547
Tetanus	50	127	78	0	+ 127
Syphilis	51	122	70	0	+ 122
Skin Disease	52	117	35	380	- 262
Hepatitis B	53	116	63	17	+ 100
Skin Cancers	54	83	31	522	- 439
Uterin Cancer	55	81	34	384	- 303
Ovary Cancer	56	70	30	653	- 583
Encephalitis	57	69	66	1	+ 68
Alcohol	58	69	32	500	- 430
Lung Cancers	59	54	4	6,777	- 6,723
Appendicitis	60	37	62	17	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	61	35	22	1,078	- 1,043
Ascariasis	62	33	82	0	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	63	16	12	1,828	- 1,812
Upper Respiratory	64	14	59	22	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	14	52	53	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	45	147	- 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	73	- 63
Diphtheria	68	8	69	0	+ 8
War	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Benin

Belgium

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.