BRAZIL VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	152,789	3	94,705	+ 58,084
Malaria	2	105,361	74	44	+ 105,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	102,267	35	5,659	+ 96,607
Stroke	4	87,658	2	123,207	- 35,548
Coronary Heart Disease	5	80,809	1	165,788	- 84,979
Low Birth Weight	6	73,480	33	6,881	+ 66,600
Birth Trauma	7	59,137	45	3,777	+ 55,360
Road Traffic Accidents	8	47,345	8	33,871	+ 13,474
Liver Disease	9	36,633	13	21,422	+ 15,211
Congenital Anomalies	10	33,908	23	12,317	+ 21,591
HIV/AIDS	11	33,878	22	12,558	+ 21,320
Meningitis	12	29,447	54	1,359	+ 28,088
Kidney Disease	13	28,877	7	37,690	- 8,814
Diabetes Mellitus	14	28,624	5	59,608	- 30,984
Other Injuries	15	22,940	21	13,807	+ 9,133
Endocrine Disorders	16	21,768	19	16,927	+ 4,841
Lung Disease	17	18,261	6	59,373	- 41,112
Pertussis	18	17,482	75	30	+ 17,452
Hypertension	19	16,297	11	28,822	- 12,525
Maternal Conditions	20	15,556	53	1,507	+ 14,049
Malnutrition	21	13,892	34	6,695	+ 7,196
Suicide	22	13,801	20	14,540	- 739
Tuberculosis	23	13,756	40	4,895	+ 8,861
Asthma	24	13,335	48	2,595	+ 10,740
Prostate Cancer	25	12,981	15	19,001	- 6,020
Measles	26	11,796	81	4	+ 11,792
Breast Cancer	27	11,742	14	20,759	- 9,017
Violence	28	10,872	4	68,779	- 57,907
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,707	10	30,717	- 20,010
Cervical Cancer	30	10,010	29	9,511	+ 500
Drownings	31	8,536	39	4,937	+ 3,599
Falls	32	8,127	16	18,847	- 10,720
Inflammatory/Heart	33	6,844	18	17,508	- 10,664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	6,624	44	4,258	+ 2,366
Fires	35	6,450	58	1,028	+ 5,423
Lymphomas	36	5,790	27	10,376	- 4,586
Epilepsy	37	5,526	46	3,263	+ 2,263
Stomach Cancer	38	5,402	17	17,992	- 12,590
Oesophagus Cancer	39	4,880	26	10,466	- 5,585
Liver Cancer	40	4,819	25	11,514	- 6,696
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	4,660	12	23,161	- 18,502
Poisonings	42	4,601	66	317	+ 4,285
Parkinson's Disease	43	3,168	41	4,770	- 1,603
Drug Use	44	2,952	49	2,467	+ 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,950	51	2,193	+ 757
Leukemia	46	2,928	30	8,531	- 5,604
Schistosomiasis	47	2,741	62	593	+ 2,148
Pancreas Cancer	48	2,651	24	11,999	- 9,348
Oral Cancer	49	2,341	28	9,951	- 7,610
Tetanus	50	2,336	71	88	+ 2,249
Syphilis	51	2,251	68	223	+ 2,028
Skin Disease	52	2,152	31	7,179	- 5,027
Hepatitis B	53	2,137	59	775	+ 1,362
Skin Cancers	54	1,521	38	5,032	- 3,511
Uterin Cancer	55	1,484	47	2,780	- 1,297
Ovary Cancer	56	1,283	43	4,355	- 3,072
Encephalitis	57	1,276	72	65	+ 1,211
Alcohol	58	1,272	32	7,121	- 5,849
Lung Cancers	59	994	9	31,659	- 30,665
Appendicitis	60	675	57	1,067	- 392
Bladder Cancer	61	649	36	5,306	- 4,657
Ascariasis	62	602	78	7	+ 594
Other Neoplasms	63	294	42	4,665	- 4,371
Upper Respiratory	64	258	67	260	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	253	52	1,955	- 1,702
Multiple Sclerosis	66	233	64	356	- 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	172	61	596	- 425
Diphtheria	68	154	79	7	+ 148
War	69	36	56	1,090	- 1,053
Chlamydia	70	24	80	5	+ 19
Otitis Media	71	3	70	94	- 91
Dengue	72	2	76	14	- 12
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	432	- 432
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Benin

Brazil

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.