CANADA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,936	7	7,431	+ 19,505
Malaria	2	18,575	76	0	+ 18,575
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,030	36	840	+ 17,189
Stroke	4	15,454	5	14,159	+ 1,295
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,247	1	40,063	- 25,817
Low Birth Weight	6	12,955	42	553	+ 12,401
Birth Trauma	7	10,426	50	193	+ 10,233
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,347	28	1,998	+ 6,349
Liver Disease	9	6,458	17	3,624	+ 2,835
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,978	35	1,081	+ 4,897
HIV/AIDS	11	5,973	53	163	+ 5,810
Meningitis	12	5,191	59	68	+ 5,123
Kidney Disease	13	5,091	14	4,578	+ 513
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,046	9	5,718	- 671
Other Injuries	15	4,044	24	2,392	+ 1,652
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,838	19	3,233	+ 605
Lung Disease	17	3,219	4	14,212	- 10,993
Pertussis	18	3,082	69	1	+ 3,081
Hypertension	19	2,873	22	2,563	+ 310
Maternal Conditions	20	2,742	64	45	+ 2,697
Malnutrition	21	2,449	51	192	+ 2,257
Suicide	22	2,433	15	4,417	- 1,984
Tuberculosis	23	2,425	58	97	+ 2,328
Asthma	24	2,351	49	262	+ 2,089
Prostate Cancer	25	2,289	13	4,711	- 2,422
Measles	26	2,080	74	0	+ 2,080
Breast Cancer	27	2,070	8	5,910	- 3,840
Violence	28	1,917	40	605	+ 1,312
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,888	2	30,970	- 29,082
Cervical Cancer	30	1,765	41	578	+ 1,187
Drownings	31	1,505	48	283	+ 1,222
Falls	32	1,433	12	4,829	- 3,396
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,207	27	2,060	- 853
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,168	43	442	+ 726
Fires	35	1,137	52	192	+ 945
Lymphomas	36	1,021	10	5,146	- 4,126
Epilepsy	37	974	44	384	+ 590
Stomach Cancer	38	952	26	2,177	- 1,225
Oesophagus Cancer	39	860	25	2,230	- 1,369
Liver Cancer	40	850	20	3,113	- 2,263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	822	6	9,651	- 8,829
Poisonings	42	811	56	121	+ 690
Parkinson's Disease	43	558	18	3,359	- 2,800
Drug Use	44	521	16	3,686	- 3,166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	520	39	636	- 116
Leukemia	46	516	21	3,098	- 2,582
Schistosomiasis	47	483	78	0	+ 483
Pancreas Cancer	48	467	11	5,057	- 4,590
Oral Cancer	49	413	32	1,592	- 1,179
Tetanus	50	412	71	0	+ 412
Syphilis	51	397	67	5	+ 392
Skin Disease	52	379	38	679	- 300
Hepatitis B	53	377	60	66	+ 311
Skin Cancers	54	268	30	1,756	- 1,488
Uterin Cancer	55	262	34	1,183	- 921
Ovary Cancer	56	226	29	1,902	- 1,676
Encephalitis	57	225	68	3	+ 222
Alcohol	58	224	33	1,491	- 1,267
Lung Cancers	59	175	3	20,937	- 20,762
Appendicitis	60	119	62	49	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	61	114	23	2,521	- 2,406
Ascariasis	62	106	82	0	+ 106
Other Neoplasms	63	52	31	1,679	- 1,627
Upper Respiratory	64	46	63	47	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	45	45	363	- 318
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	37	692	- 651
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	30	47	322	- 292
Diphtheria	68	27	73	0	+ 27
War	69	6	65	21	- 15
Chlamydia	70	4	83	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	66	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Benin

Canada

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.