MALAYSIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,999	2	23,477	+ 522
Malaria	2	16,550	76	0	+ 16,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,064	20	1,773	+ 14,291
Stroke	4	13,769	3	21,592	- 7,823
Coronary Heart Disease	5	12,693	1	36,729	- 24,036
Low Birth Weight	6	11,542	29	1,020	+ 10,522
Birth Trauma	7	9,289	42	359	+ 8,930
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,437	4	7,181	+ 255
Liver Disease	9	5,754	7	5,125	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,326	24	1,403	+ 3,923
HIV/AIDS	11	5,321	13	2,679	+ 2,643
Meningitis	12	4,625	46	301	+ 4,324
Kidney Disease	13	4,536	6	6,629	- 2,093
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,496	9	4,107	+ 389
Other Injuries	15	3,603	14	2,222	+ 1,381
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,419	37	809	+ 2,610
Lung Disease	17	2,868	5	6,633	- 3,764
Pertussis	18	2,746	57	80	+ 2,666
Hypertension	19	2,560	38	649	+ 1,911
Maternal Conditions	20	2,443	56	167	+ 2,277
Malnutrition	21	2,182	49	249	+ 1,933
Suicide	22	2,168	19	1,823	+ 345
Tuberculosis	23	2,161	26	1,227	+ 934
Asthma	24	2,095	30	1,013	+ 1,081
Prostate Cancer	25	2,039	33	903	+ 1,136
Measles	26	1,853	70	0	+ 1,853
Breast Cancer	27	1,844	12	3,071	- 1,227
Violence	28	1,708	34	869	+ 839
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,682	10	3,996	- 2,314
Cervical Cancer	30	1,572	31	1,010	+ 562
Drownings	31	1,341	36	820	+ 521
Falls	32	1,277	18	1,855	- 578
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,075	27	1,214	- 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,040	22	1,424	- 384
Fires	35	1,013	44	336	+ 677
Lymphomas	36	909	25	1,321	- 412
Epilepsy	37	868	52	226	+ 642
Stomach Cancer	38	849	21	1,441	- 593
Oesophagus Cancer	39	767	41	435	+ 332
Liver Cancer	40	757	16	1,984	- 1,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	732	11	3,832	- 3,101
Poisonings	42	723	53	211	+ 512
Parkinson's Disease	43	498	28	1,106	- 608
Drug Use	44	464	45	322	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	463	51	246	+ 217
Leukemia	46	460	23	1,412	- 952
Schistosomiasis	47	431	75	0	+ 431
Pancreas Cancer	48	416	32	994	- 578
Oral Cancer	49	368	17	1,865	- 1,497
Tetanus	50	367	61	21	+ 346
Syphilis	51	354	62	19	+ 335
Skin Disease	52	338	15	2,066	- 1,728
Hepatitis B	53	336	54	206	+ 130
Skin Cancers	54	239	50	247	- 8
Uterin Cancer	55	233	43	352	- 119
Ovary Cancer	56	202	35	827	- 626
Encephalitis	57	200	40	452	- 252
Alcohol	58	200	55	181	+ 19
Lung Cancers	59	156	8	4,319	- 4,163
Appendicitis	60	106	58	71	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	61	102	39	467	- 365
Ascariasis	62	95	67	2	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	63	46	48	265	- 218
Upper Respiratory	64	41	65	5	+ 36
Hepatitis C	65	40	64	6	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	37	59	30	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	60	27	- 0
Diphtheria	68	24	69	0	+ 24
War	69	6	63	11	- 5
Chlamydia	70	4	68	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Benin

Malaysia

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.