BOLIVIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,549	2	8,069	+ 480
Malaria	2	5,895	76	0	+ 5,895
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,722	21	883	+ 4,839
Stroke	4	4,905	3	7,206	- 2,302
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,521	1	11,051	- 6,530
Low Birth Weight	6	4,111	12	1,265	+ 2,847
Birth Trauma	7	3,309	19	984	+ 2,324
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,649	9	2,430	+ 219
Liver Disease	9	2,050	6	3,987	- 1,938
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,897	15	1,080	+ 817
HIV/AIDS	11	1,895	45	174	+ 1,721
Meningitis	12	1,648	49	128	+ 1,520
Kidney Disease	13	1,616	4	5,879	- 4,263
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,601	5	4,927	- 3,325
Other Injuries	15	1,283	11	1,279	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,218	32	384	+ 834
Lung Disease	17	1,022	7	3,735	- 2,714
Pertussis	18	978	50	121	+ 857
Hypertension	19	912	10	1,927	- 1,015
Maternal Conditions	20	870	39	245	+ 625
Malnutrition	21	777	18	1,031	- 254
Suicide	22	772	26	715	+ 57
Tuberculosis	23	770	13	1,187	- 417
Asthma	24	746	38	258	+ 488
Prostate Cancer	25	726	28	550	+ 177
Measles	26	660	73	0	+ 660
Breast Cancer	27	657	29	482	+ 175
Violence	28	608	14	1,097	- 488
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	599	8	2,479	- 1,880
Cervical Cancer	30	560	16	1,071	- 511
Drownings	31	478	31	406	+ 72
Falls	32	455	17	1,066	- 612
Inflammatory/Heart	33	383	35	374	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	371	27	678	- 308
Fires	35	361	44	181	+ 180
Lymphomas	36	324	41	219	+ 104
Epilepsy	37	309	42	199	+ 110
Stomach Cancer	38	302	23	785	- 483
Oesophagus Cancer	39	273	48	133	+ 140
Liver Cancer	40	270	25	720	- 451
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	261	30	407	- 147
Poisonings	42	257	57	66	+ 192
Parkinson's Disease	43	177	22	852	- 675
Drug Use	44	165	40	244	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	165	37	292	- 127
Leukemia	46	164	34	380	- 216
Schistosomiasis	47	153	75	0	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	48	148	36	332	- 183
Oral Cancer	49	131	56	91	+ 40
Tetanus	50	131	60	31	+ 100
Syphilis	51	126	53	105	+ 21
Skin Disease	52	120	55	101	+ 20
Hepatitis B	53	120	64	6	+ 114
Skin Cancers	54	85	43	190	- 105
Uterin Cancer	55	83	47	151	- 68
Ovary Cancer	56	72	54	102	- 30
Encephalitis	57	71	52	110	- 38
Alcohol	58	71	33	384	- 313
Lung Cancers	59	56	20	901	- 846
Appendicitis	60	38	46	156	- 118
Bladder Cancer	61	36	59	43	- 6
Ascariasis	62	34	69	2	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	63	16	58	43	- 27
Upper Respiratory	64	14	62	15	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	14	67	3	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	61	22	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	51	111	- 101
Diphtheria	68	9	70	0	+ 8
War	69	2	63	9	- 7
Chlamydia	70	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Benin

Bolivia

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.