FIJI VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	661	5	228	+ 432
Malaria	2	456	75	0	+ 456
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	442	12	96	+ 346
Stroke	4	379	3	583	- 204
Coronary Heart Disease	5	349	2	1,481	- 1,132
Low Birth Weight	6	318	14	86	+ 232
Birth Trauma	7	256	28	36	+ 219
Road Traffic Accidents	8	205	11	120	+ 84
Liver Disease	9	158	15	82	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	10	147	10	129	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	11	147	31	30	+ 117
Meningitis	12	127	43	17	+ 110
Kidney Disease	13	125	4	277	- 152
Diabetes Mellitus	14	124	1	1,628	- 1,504
Other Injuries	15	99	17	77	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	16	94	34	28	+ 67
Lung Disease	17	79	9	141	- 62
Pertussis	18	76	48	10	+ 66
Hypertension	19	70	7	170	- 100
Maternal Conditions	20	67	49	9	+ 59
Malnutrition	21	60	45	14	+ 46
Suicide	22	60	16	80	- 20
Tuberculosis	23	59	27	39	+ 20
Asthma	24	58	6	226	- 168
Prostate Cancer	25	56	25	41	+ 16
Measles	26	51	63	0	+ 51
Breast Cancer	27	51	8	162	- 112
Violence	28	47	40	19	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	46	19	63	- 17
Cervical Cancer	30	43	13	86	- 43
Drownings	31	37	21	60	- 23
Falls	32	35	36	27	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	33	30	23	45	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	29	29	34	- 5
Fires	35	28	33	28	+ 0
Lymphomas	36	25	35	27	- 2
Epilepsy	37	24	44	16	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	38	23	37	23	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	39	21	42	18	+ 3
Liver Cancer	40	21	18	68	- 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	20	24	45	- 25
Poisonings	42	20	56	2	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	43	14	26	40	- 27
Drug Use	44	13	52	4	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	13	20	62	- 49
Leukemia	46	13	30	31	- 18
Schistosomiasis	47	12	74	0	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	48	11	38	21	- 9
Oral Cancer	49	10	46	13	- 2
Tetanus	50	10	58	1	+ 9
Syphilis	51	10	47	11	- 1
Skin Disease	52	9	41	19	- 10
Hepatitis B	53	9	59	1	+ 8
Skin Cancers	54	7	61	1	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	55	6	39	20	- 14
Ovary Cancer	56	6	32	29	- 24
Encephalitis	57	6	51	7	- 2
Alcohol	58	6	57	2	+ 4
Lung Cancers	59	4	22	48	- 43
Appendicitis	60	3	54	3	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	61	3	50	8	- 5
Ascariasis	62	3	67	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	63	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	60	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	68	0	+ 1
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 FIJI

Benin

Fiji

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.