EQU. GUINEA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,247	2	913	+ 334
Malaria	2	860	3	668	+ 192
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	835	9	349	+ 486
Stroke	4	715	6	437	+ 278
Coronary Heart Disease	5	659	7	419	+ 241
Low Birth Weight	6	600	4	457	+ 143
Birth Trauma	7	483	5	441	+ 42
Road Traffic Accidents	8	386	8	368	+ 18
Liver Disease	9	299	13	199	+ 100
Congenital Anomalies	10	277	12	249	+ 27
HIV/AIDS	11	276	1	1,838	- 1,562
Meningitis	12	240	19	127	+ 113
Kidney Disease	13	236	14	198	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	14	234	11	299	- 66
Other Injuries	15	187	23	105	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	16	178	25	73	+ 105
Lung Disease	17	149	20	120	+ 29
Pertussis	18	143	21	109	+ 34
Hypertension	19	133	16	165	- 32
Maternal Conditions	20	127	17	139	- 12
Malnutrition	21	113	31	48	+ 65
Suicide	22	113	22	107	+ 5
Tuberculosis	23	112	10	321	- 209
Asthma	24	109	26	65	+ 44
Prostate Cancer	25	106	35	43	+ 63
Measles	26	96	15	181	- 85
Breast Cancer	27	96	24	84	+ 12
Violence	28	89	33	45	+ 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	87	29	55	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	30	82	28	56	+ 26
Drownings	31	70	36	39	+ 30
Falls	32	66	32	46	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	33	56	27	63	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	54	43	22	+ 32
Fires	35	53	39	30	+ 22
Lymphomas	36	47	45	19	+ 28
Epilepsy	37	45	38	32	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	38	44	49	16	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	39	40	54	12	+ 28
Liver Cancer	40	39	34	43	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	38	40	29	+ 9
Poisonings	42	38	44	21	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	43	26	46	18	+ 8
Drug Use	44	24	30	50	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	24	50	14	+ 10
Leukemia	46	24	61	4	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	47	22	60	4	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	48	22	55	11	+ 10
Oral Cancer	49	19	37	35	- 15
Tetanus	50	19	42	23	- 4
Syphilis	51	18	18	134	- 115
Skin Disease	52	18	51	13	+ 5
Hepatitis B	53	17	65	3	+ 14
Skin Cancers	54	12	48	16	- 4
Uterin Cancer	55	12	58	8	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	56	10	52	13	- 2
Encephalitis	57	10	57	8	+ 3
Alcohol	58	10	53	12	- 2
Lung Cancers	59	8	41	27	- 19
Appendicitis	60	6	59	6	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	5	56	9	- 3
Ascariasis	62	5	70	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	63	2	63	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	2	69	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	67	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	62	4	- 2
Diphtheria	68	1	64	3	- 2
War	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Benin

Equ. Guinea

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.