DR CONGO VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	80,128	1	73,546	+ 6,582
Malaria	2	55,255	4	41,813	+ 13,443
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	53,632	5	41,301	+ 12,331
Stroke	4	45,971	6	36,596	+ 9,375
Coronary Heart Disease	5	42,379	7	34,713	+ 7,666
Low Birth Weight	6	38,536	8	34,668	+ 3,867
Birth Trauma	7	31,014	9	33,075	- 2,062
Road Traffic Accidents	8	24,830	10	30,256	- 5,427
Liver Disease	9	19,212	13	15,044	+ 4,167
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,783	11	16,256	+ 1,527
HIV/AIDS	11	17,767	15	13,286	+ 4,481
Meningitis	12	15,443	17	11,568	+ 3,875
Kidney Disease	13	15,144	20	9,077	+ 6,067
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,011	16	12,902	+ 2,109
Other Injuries	15	12,030	22	8,272	+ 3,759
Endocrine Disorders	16	11,416	25	7,380	+ 4,036
Lung Disease	17	9,577	14	13,527	- 3,950
Pertussis	18	9,168	23	7,921	+ 1,247
Hypertension	19	8,547	12	15,743	- 7,196
Maternal Conditions	20	8,158	19	10,513	- 2,355
Malnutrition	21	7,285	21	8,910	- 1,625
Suicide	22	7,238	26	5,812	+ 1,426
Tuberculosis	23	7,214	2	43,759	- 36,545
Asthma	24	6,993	24	7,733	- 740
Prostate Cancer	25	6,808	30	3,948	+ 2,859
Measles	26	6,186	3	42,254	- 36,068
Breast Cancer	27	6,158	35	3,416	+ 2,742
Violence	28	5,702	18	11,120	- 5,419
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,615	28	4,548	+ 1,067
Cervical Cancer	30	5,250	27	4,823	+ 427
Drownings	31	4,477	34	3,454	+ 1,023
Falls	32	4,262	33	3,483	+ 779
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,589	29	4,045	- 455
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,474	40	1,923	+ 1,551
Fires	35	3,383	39	2,007	+ 1,375
Lymphomas	36	3,036	38	2,061	+ 975
Epilepsy	37	2,898	44	1,727	+ 1,171
Stomach Cancer	38	2,833	37	2,579	+ 254
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,559	53	790	+ 1,769
Liver Cancer	40	2,527	31	3,840	- 1,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	2,444	36	2,966	- 523
Poisonings	42	2,413	42	1,729	+ 684
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,661	49	1,035	+ 627
Drug Use	44	1,548	59	638	+ 910
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,547	43	1,728	- 181
Leukemia	46	1,535	41	1,871	- 336
Schistosomiasis	47	1,437	48	1,071	+ 367
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,390	50	1,017	+ 374
Oral Cancer	49	1,228	51	1,003	+ 225
Tetanus	50	1,225	46	1,166	+ 60
Syphilis	51	1,180	32	3,751	- 2,571
Skin Disease	52	1,129	54	781	+ 348
Hepatitis B	53	1,121	61	456	+ 664
Skin Cancers	54	798	55	765	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	55	778	63	352	+ 426
Ovary Cancer	56	673	58	656	+ 17
Encephalitis	57	669	57	680	- 11
Alcohol	58	667	60	635	+ 32
Lung Cancers	59	521	47	1,158	- 636
Appendicitis	60	354	56	703	- 349
Bladder Cancer	61	340	65	270	+ 71
Ascariasis	62	316	68	80	+ 236
Other Neoplasms	63	154	67	88	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	64	135	62	370	- 235
Hepatitis C	65	133	69	69	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	66	122	71	44	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	90	66	217	- 127
Diphtheria	68	81	70	47	+ 34
War	69	19	45	1,658	- 1,639
Chlamydia	70	13	73	15	- 2
Otitis Media	71	2	72	38	- 36
Dengue	72	1	74	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Benin

DR Congo

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.