BURKINA FASO VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,999	1	16,807	- 808
Malaria	2	11,033	2	14,602	- 3,569
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,709	3	11,887	- 1,178
Stroke	4	9,179	7	6,324	+ 2,855
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,462	4	8,117	+ 345
Low Birth Weight	6	7,694	5	6,809	+ 885
Birth Trauma	7	6,192	6	6,426	- 234
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,958	8	6,303	- 1,345
Liver Disease	9	3,836	14	2,722	+ 1,114
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,551	10	3,515	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	11	3,547	12	3,100	+ 447
Meningitis	12	3,083	11	3,375	- 291
Kidney Disease	13	3,024	17	2,398	+ 626
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,997	16	2,609	+ 389
Other Injuries	15	2,402	15	2,637	- 234
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,279	9	4,794	- 2,515
Lung Disease	17	1,912	26	1,161	+ 751
Pertussis	18	1,831	34	746	+ 1,084
Hypertension	19	1,707	19	2,020	- 313
Maternal Conditions	20	1,629	23	1,379	+ 250
Malnutrition	21	1,455	13	2,868	- 1,414
Suicide	22	1,445	22	1,521	- 76
Tuberculosis	23	1,440	20	1,968	- 527
Asthma	24	1,396	27	941	+ 455
Prostate Cancer	25	1,359	38	514	+ 845
Measles	26	1,235	25	1,196	+ 39
Breast Cancer	27	1,230	30	862	+ 368
Violence	28	1,138	21	1,943	- 805
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,121	33	767	+ 354
Cervical Cancer	30	1,048	18	2,122	- 1,074
Drownings	31	894	28	910	- 16
Falls	32	851	31	828	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	33	717	35	743	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	694	41	410	+ 283
Fires	35	675	36	704	- 29
Lymphomas	36	606	43	280	+ 326
Epilepsy	37	579	40	477	+ 102
Stomach Cancer	38	566	32	777	- 212
Oesophagus Cancer	39	511	59	101	+ 410
Liver Cancer	40	505	24	1,309	- 805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	488	39	478	+ 10
Poisonings	42	482	37	620	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	43	332	46	252	+ 80
Drug Use	44	309	54	172	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	309	44	269	+ 40
Leukemia	46	307	58	112	+ 194
Schistosomiasis	47	287	47	249	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	48	278	57	148	+ 130
Oral Cancer	49	245	49	227	+ 18
Tetanus	50	245	51	181	+ 64
Syphilis	51	236	42	294	- 58
Skin Disease	52	225	53	174	+ 51
Hepatitis B	53	224	55	164	+ 59
Skin Cancers	54	159	50	220	- 60
Uterin Cancer	55	155	62	74	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	56	134	52	174	- 40
Encephalitis	57	134	61	83	+ 51
Alcohol	58	133	56	152	- 18
Lung Cancers	59	104	48	242	- 138
Appendicitis	60	71	60	95	- 24
Bladder Cancer	61	68	45	265	- 197
Ascariasis	62	63	63	74	- 11
Other Neoplasms	63	31	67	23	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	27	65	48	- 21
Hepatitis C	65	27	64	58	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	66	24	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	18	68	15	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	16	69	7	+ 9
War	69	4	29	884	- 880
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Benin

Burkina Faso

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.