ERITREA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,405	1	3,277	+ 1,128
Malaria	2	3,038	17	437	+ 2,601
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,948	3	2,292	+ 656
Stroke	4	2,527	2	2,564	- 37
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,330	4	2,154	+ 176
Low Birth Weight	6	2,118	16	531	+ 1,587
Birth Trauma	7	1,705	11	616	+ 1,089
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,365	5	1,326	+ 39
Liver Disease	9	1,056	6	1,215	- 159
Congenital Anomalies	10	978	18	432	+ 546
HIV/AIDS	11	977	25	308	+ 669
Meningitis	12	849	19	404	+ 444
Kidney Disease	13	832	12	578	+ 255
Diabetes Mellitus	14	825	7	944	- 119
Other Injuries	15	661	15	540	+ 121
Endocrine Disorders	16	628	43	71	+ 556
Lung Disease	17	526	9	662	- 135
Pertussis	18	504	36	90	+ 414
Hypertension	19	470	8	926	- 456
Maternal Conditions	20	448	13	544	- 95
Malnutrition	21	400	10	660	- 259
Suicide	22	398	21	382	+ 16
Tuberculosis	23	397	14	543	- 147
Asthma	24	384	22	326	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	25	374	47	54	+ 320
Measles	26	340	63	13	+ 327
Breast Cancer	27	339	23	311	+ 27
Violence	28	313	20	384	- 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	309	24	310	- 1
Cervical Cancer	30	289	30	132	+ 156
Drownings	31	246	33	118	+ 128
Falls	32	234	26	168	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	33	197	32	123	+ 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	191	27	147	+ 44
Fires	35	186	31	132	+ 54
Lymphomas	36	167	28	147	+ 20
Epilepsy	37	159	38	81	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	38	156	48	48	+ 107
Oesophagus Cancer	39	141	39	81	+ 60
Liver Cancer	40	139	45	69	+ 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	134	35	113	+ 21
Poisonings	42	133	34	114	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	43	91	37	85	+ 7
Drug Use	44	85	53	36	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	85	41	77	+ 8
Leukemia	46	84	29	144	- 60
Schistosomiasis	47	79	42	73	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	48	76	58	20	+ 57
Oral Cancer	49	67	44	71	- 4
Tetanus	50	67	52	37	+ 30
Syphilis	51	65	54	35	+ 30
Skin Disease	52	62	50	45	+ 17
Hepatitis B	53	62	57	28	+ 34
Skin Cancers	54	44	56	30	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	55	43	61	18	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	56	37	40	79	- 42
Encephalitis	57	37	62	16	+ 21
Alcohol	58	37	49	45	- 9
Lung Cancers	59	29	46	62	- 33
Appendicitis	60	19	55	31	- 12
Bladder Cancer	61	19	51	42	- 23
Ascariasis	62	17	68	2	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	8	66	6	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	7	60	18	- 10
Hepatitis C	65	7	65	6	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	67	4	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	64	12	- 7
Diphtheria	68	4	72	0	+ 4
War	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	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	59	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Benin

Eritrea

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.