JAPAN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	85,543	3	107,899	- 22,356
Malaria	2	58,990	79	0	+ 58,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	57,257	37	2,731	+ 54,526
Stroke	4	49,078	2	121,823	- 72,745
Coronary Heart Disease	5	45,243	1	163,905	- 118,662
Low Birth Weight	6	41,140	55	202	+ 40,938
Birth Trauma	7	33,109	61	104	+ 33,005
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,508	31	4,566	+ 21,942
Liver Disease	9	20,510	17	14,195	+ 6,315
Congenital Anomalies	10	18,985	40	2,473	+ 16,512
HIV/AIDS	11	18,967	63	48	+ 18,920
Meningitis	12	16,486	52	308	+ 16,179
Kidney Disease	13	16,167	9	44,779	- 28,612
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,026	29	5,433	+ 10,593
Other Injuries	15	12,843	12	22,068	- 9,225
Endocrine Disorders	16	12,187	21	11,486	+ 701
Lung Disease	17	10,224	5	78,169	- 67,946
Pertussis	18	9,788	71	1	+ 9,787
Hypertension	19	9,124	28	6,673	+ 2,451
Maternal Conditions	20	8,709	64	39	+ 8,671
Malnutrition	21	7,778	43	1,910	+ 5,868
Suicide	22	7,727	13	19,466	- 11,739
Tuberculosis	23	7,702	34	3,459	+ 4,243
Asthma	24	7,466	42	1,922	+ 5,543
Prostate Cancer	25	7,268	19	13,515	- 6,247
Measles	26	6,604	75	0	+ 6,604
Breast Cancer	27	6,574	15	15,805	- 9,231
Violence	28	6,087	53	266	+ 5,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,994	7	56,937	- 50,943
Cervical Cancer	30	5,605	32	3,799	+ 1,806
Drownings	31	4,779	25	8,409	- 3,630
Falls	32	4,550	23	9,736	- 5,186
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,832	27	8,232	- 4,400
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,709	35	2,922	+ 787
Fires	35	3,611	48	1,007	+ 2,604
Lymphomas	36	3,241	14	19,273	- 16,031
Epilepsy	37	3,094	45	1,558	+ 1,535
Stomach Cancer	38	3,025	8	50,433	- 47,408
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,732	20	12,316	- 9,584
Liver Cancer	40	2,698	11	29,384	- 26,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	2,609	6	57,340	- 54,731
Poisonings	42	2,576	54	255	+ 2,322
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,774	18	14,007	- 12,234
Drug Use	44	1,653	50	732	+ 921
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,651	39	2,555	- 904
Leukemia	46	1,639	24	9,607	- 7,968
Schistosomiasis	47	1,534	72	0	+ 1,534
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,484	10	37,027	- 35,543
Oral Cancer	49	1,311	26	8,333	- 7,023
Tetanus	50	1,308	67	9	+ 1,299
Syphilis	51	1,260	65	16	+ 1,244
Skin Disease	52	1,205	36	2,806	- 1,601
Hepatitis B	53	1,196	46	1,423	- 227
Skin Cancers	54	851	44	1,843	- 991
Uterin Cancer	55	831	33	3,461	- 2,630
Ovary Cancer	56	718	30	5,061	- 4,343
Encephalitis	57	715	69	5	+ 710
Alcohol	58	712	51	576	+ 137
Lung Cancers	59	557	4	79,688	- 79,132
Appendicitis	60	378	58	126	+ 252
Bladder Cancer	61	363	22	9,936	- 9,573
Ascariasis	62	337	82	0	+ 337
Other Neoplasms	63	165	16	15,120	- 14,955
Upper Respiratory	64	145	57	159	- 14
Hepatitis C	65	142	41	2,220	- 2,078
Multiple Sclerosis	66	130	59	108	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	96	38	2,618	- 2,522
Diphtheria	68	86	74	0	+ 86
War	69	20	66	15	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	14	80	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	71	2	68	8	- 6
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Benin

Japan

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.