GUATEMALA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,675	2	9,245	+ 3,430
Malaria	2	8,741	74	0	+ 8,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,484	9	2,617	+ 5,867
Stroke	4	7,272	6	4,849	+ 2,424
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,704	1	9,825	- 3,121
Low Birth Weight	6	6,096	16	1,658	+ 4,437
Birth Trauma	7	4,906	19	1,466	+ 3,440
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,928	8	4,026	- 99
Liver Disease	9	3,039	5	5,684	- 2,645
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,813	18	1,517	+ 1,296
HIV/AIDS	11	2,810	21	1,173	+ 1,638
Meningitis	12	2,443	41	271	+ 2,172
Kidney Disease	13	2,396	4	6,277	- 3,881
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,375	3	6,932	- 4,557
Other Injuries	15	1,903	10	2,466	- 563
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,806	29	486	+ 1,320
Lung Disease	17	1,515	13	1,901	- 387
Pertussis	18	1,450	53	70	+ 1,381
Hypertension	19	1,352	26	679	+ 673
Maternal Conditions	20	1,291	30	468	+ 822
Malnutrition	21	1,152	11	1,981	- 828
Suicide	22	1,145	22	1,039	+ 105
Tuberculosis	23	1,141	37	301	+ 840
Asthma	24	1,106	36	335	+ 772
Prostate Cancer	25	1,077	24	846	+ 231
Measles	26	979	72	0	+ 979
Breast Cancer	27	974	28	495	+ 479
Violence	28	902	7	4,411	- 3,509
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	888	12	1,957	- 1,069
Cervical Cancer	30	830	25	808	+ 23
Drownings	31	708	32	463	+ 245
Falls	32	674	20	1,371	- 697
Inflammatory/Heart	33	568	44	225	+ 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	550	23	1,029	- 480
Fires	35	535	45	207	+ 328
Lymphomas	36	480	43	229	+ 251
Epilepsy	37	458	33	463	- 4
Stomach Cancer	38	448	17	1,570	- 1,122
Oesophagus Cancer	39	405	48	144	+ 261
Liver Cancer	40	400	15	1,765	- 1,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	387	31	464	- 78
Poisonings	42	382	39	275	+ 107
Parkinson's Disease	43	263	34	393	- 130
Drug Use	44	245	40	272	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	245	54	62	+ 183
Leukemia	46	243	27	601	- 358
Schistosomiasis	47	227	75	0	+ 227
Pancreas Cancer	48	220	38	282	- 62
Oral Cancer	49	194	49	142	+ 52
Tetanus	50	194	62	10	+ 184
Syphilis	51	187	64	3	+ 184
Skin Disease	52	179	42	232	- 53
Hepatitis B	53	177	65	2	+ 175
Skin Cancers	54	126	46	195	- 69
Uterin Cancer	55	123	59	27	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	56	106	50	133	- 26
Encephalitis	57	106	51	104	+ 2
Alcohol	58	106	14	1,799	- 1,693
Lung Cancers	59	82	35	391	- 309
Appendicitis	60	56	47	164	- 108
Bladder Cancer	61	54	55	57	- 4
Ascariasis	62	50	63	7	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	63	24	56	42	- 18
Upper Respiratory	64	21	57	34	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	21	66	2	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	60	21	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	52	82	- 68
Diphtheria	68	13	71	0	+ 13
War	69	3	68	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	67	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Benin

Guatemala

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.