ECUADOR VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,713	4	5,083	+ 7,630
Malaria	2	8,767	77	0	+ 8,767
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,509	34	410	+ 8,099
Stroke	4	7,294	3	5,429	+ 1,865
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,724	1	9,805	- 3,081
Low Birth Weight	6	6,114	16	1,172	+ 4,942
Birth Trauma	7	4,921	38	302	+ 4,618
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,939	6	3,490	+ 449
Liver Disease	9	3,048	7	3,330	- 282
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,821	13	1,335	+ 1,486
HIV/AIDS	11	2,819	27	609	+ 2,210
Meningitis	12	2,450	52	90	+ 2,361
Kidney Disease	13	2,403	2	6,184	- 3,781
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,382	5	4,321	- 1,939
Other Injuries	15	1,909	17	1,161	+ 748
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,811	31	507	+ 1,304
Lung Disease	17	1,519	8	2,576	- 1,057
Pertussis	18	1,455	56	79	+ 1,376
Hypertension	19	1,356	10	2,507	- 1,151
Maternal Conditions	20	1,294	46	164	+ 1,130
Malnutrition	21	1,156	28	578	+ 578
Suicide	22	1,148	14	1,326	- 178
Tuberculosis	23	1,145	29	574	+ 571
Asthma	24	1,110	53	85	+ 1,024
Prostate Cancer	25	1,080	12	1,362	- 282
Measles	26	982	72	0	+ 982
Breast Cancer	27	977	25	825	+ 152
Violence	28	905	15	1,210	- 305
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	891	9	2,565	- 1,674
Cervical Cancer	30	833	24	840	- 7
Drownings	31	710	32	470	+ 240
Falls	32	676	18	1,114	- 438
Inflammatory/Heart	33	570	36	308	+ 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	551	33	417	+ 135
Fires	35	537	43	175	+ 362
Lymphomas	36	482	22	883	- 401
Epilepsy	37	460	40	273	+ 187
Stomach Cancer	38	450	11	2,089	- 1,639
Oesophagus Cancer	39	406	42	180	+ 226
Liver Cancer	40	401	21	954	- 553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	388	19	1,109	- 721
Poisonings	42	383	58	59	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	43	264	26	658	- 394
Drug Use	44	246	41	214	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	245	47	163	+ 83
Leukemia	46	244	23	882	- 638
Schistosomiasis	47	228	75	0	+ 228
Pancreas Cancer	48	221	30	562	- 341
Oral Cancer	49	195	45	166	+ 29
Tetanus	50	194	62	9	+ 185
Syphilis	51	187	54	85	+ 102
Skin Disease	52	179	51	103	+ 76
Hepatitis B	53	178	64	3	+ 175
Skin Cancers	54	127	37	308	- 181
Uterin Cancer	55	123	48	129	- 5
Ovary Cancer	56	107	35	322	- 216
Encephalitis	57	106	55	82	+ 24
Alcohol	58	106	39	280	- 174
Lung Cancers	59	83	20	1,075	- 992
Appendicitis	60	56	50	110	- 54
Bladder Cancer	61	54	44	168	- 114
Ascariasis	62	50	65	2	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	63	24	57	64	- 40
Upper Respiratory	64	21	63	8	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	21	67	1	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	60	18	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	49	124	- 109
Diphtheria	68	13	69	1	+ 12
War	69	3	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Benin

Ecuador

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.