GUINEA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,711	1	12,790	- 3,079
Malaria	2	6,697	2	8,180	- 1,483
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,500	3	6,788	- 288
Stroke	4	5,571	5	5,777	- 206
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,136	6	5,665	- 529
Low Birth Weight	6	4,670	8	4,319	+ 352
Birth Trauma	7	3,759	7	4,797	- 1,038
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,009	9	3,788	- 779
Liver Disease	9	2,328	12	2,550	- 222
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,155	14	2,181	- 26
HIV/AIDS	11	2,153	10	3,020	- 866
Meningitis	12	1,872	11	2,633	- 761
Kidney Disease	13	1,835	16	1,939	- 104
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,819	15	2,138	- 319
Other Injuries	15	1,458	18	1,504	- 46
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,384	25	1,140	+ 244
Lung Disease	17	1,161	20	1,373	- 212
Pertussis	18	1,111	24	1,165	- 54
Hypertension	19	1,036	21	1,348	- 312
Maternal Conditions	20	989	17	1,793	- 804
Malnutrition	21	883	28	1,032	- 149
Suicide	22	877	29	892	- 15
Tuberculosis	23	874	13	2,369	- 1,494
Asthma	24	848	22	1,179	- 332
Prostate Cancer	25	825	32	525	+ 300
Measles	26	750	4	6,025	- 5,275
Breast Cancer	27	746	38	345	+ 401
Violence	28	691	26	1,128	- 437
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	681	30	579	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	30	636	19	1,491	- 855
Drownings	31	543	31	528	+ 14
Falls	32	517	33	480	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	33	435	35	439	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	421	34	448	- 27
Fires	35	410	36	410	- 0
Lymphomas	36	368	48	158	+ 210
Epilepsy	37	351	37	350	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	38	343	41	245	+ 98
Oesophagus Cancer	39	310	63	20	+ 290
Liver Cancer	40	306	23	1,167	- 861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	296	53	100	+ 196
Poisonings	42	292	40	295	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	43	201	44	212	- 11
Drug Use	44	188	46	169	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	187	42	238	- 50
Leukemia	46	186	67	17	+ 169
Schistosomiasis	47	174	43	232	- 58
Pancreas Cancer	48	168	65	19	+ 149
Oral Cancer	49	149	52	122	+ 27
Tetanus	50	149	45	170	- 21
Syphilis	51	143	39	328	- 185
Skin Disease	52	137	51	127	+ 10
Hepatitis B	53	136	47	162	- 26
Skin Cancers	54	97	49	152	- 55
Uterin Cancer	55	94	59	38	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	56	82	54	93	- 11
Encephalitis	57	81	56	81	+ 0
Alcohol	58	81	55	83	- 3
Lung Cancers	59	63	50	128	- 65
Appendicitis	60	43	57	41	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	61	41	60	32	+ 9
Ascariasis	62	38	62	22	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	19	68	16	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	16	69	15	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	16	61	22	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	66	18	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	11	70	13	- 2
Diphtheria	68	10	58	40	- 30
War	69	2	64	20	- 17
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 GUINEA

Benin

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.