BULGARIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,709	9	1,396	+ 3,313
Malaria	2	3,248	81	0	+ 3,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,152	51	27	+ 3,126
Stroke	4	2,702	2	21,347	- 18,645
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,491	1	36,513	- 34,022
Low Birth Weight	6	2,265	37	116	+ 2,148
Birth Trauma	7	1,823	47	40	+ 1,783
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,459	17	647	+ 812
Liver Disease	9	1,129	8	1,804	- 675
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,045	32	160	+ 886
HIV/AIDS	11	1,044	54	20	+ 1,025
Meningitis	12	908	49	31	+ 876
Kidney Disease	13	890	7	1,855	- 964
Diabetes Mellitus	14	882	11	1,344	- 462
Other Injuries	15	707	21	437	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	16	671	34	146	+ 525
Lung Disease	17	563	4	3,993	- 3,430
Pertussis	18	539	72	0	+ 539
Hypertension	19	502	3	5,916	- 5,414
Maternal Conditions	20	479	59	6	+ 473
Malnutrition	21	428	67	1	+ 427
Suicide	22	425	15	681	- 256
Tuberculosis	23	424	38	104	+ 320
Asthma	24	411	50	28	+ 383
Prostate Cancer	25	400	14	1,016	- 615
Measles	26	364	70	0	+ 363
Breast Cancer	27	362	10	1,358	- 996
Violence	28	335	41	84	+ 251
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	330	33	147	+ 183
Cervical Cancer	30	309	22	422	- 114
Drownings	31	263	35	129	+ 134
Falls	32	251	26	381	- 131
Inflammatory/Heart	33	211	24	409	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	204	30	276	- 72
Fires	35	199	36	124	+ 75
Lymphomas	36	178	19	499	- 321
Epilepsy	37	170	39	93	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	38	167	12	1,175	- 1,008
Oesophagus Cancer	39	150	31	195	- 45
Liver Cancer	40	149	16	664	- 515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	144	6	2,591	- 2,448
Poisonings	42	142	48	38	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	43	98	29	284	- 186
Drug Use	44	91	42	76	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	91	43	56	+ 35
Leukemia	46	90	20	460	- 369
Schistosomiasis	47	84	83	0	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	48	82	13	1,063	- 981
Oral Cancer	49	72	25	408	- 335
Tetanus	50	72	69	0	+ 72
Syphilis	51	69	66	2	+ 68
Skin Disease	52	66	44	53	+ 14
Hepatitis B	53	66	53	22	+ 44
Skin Cancers	54	47	28	328	- 282
Uterin Cancer	55	46	27	369	- 324
Ovary Cancer	56	40	23	420	- 381
Encephalitis	57	39	63	3	+ 36
Alcohol	58	39	46	44	- 5
Lung Cancers	59	31	5	3,288	- 3,257
Appendicitis	60	21	57	7	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	61	20	18	637	- 617
Ascariasis	62	19	79	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	63	9	40	93	- 84
Upper Respiratory	64	8	61	4	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	8	56	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	45	52	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	60	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	5	73	0	+ 5
War	69	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Benin

Bulgaria

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.