MEXICO VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	90,777	8	24,816	+ 65,961
Malaria	2	62,599	84	0	+ 62,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	60,760	29	3,476	+ 57,284
Stroke	4	52,081	4	39,790	+ 12,291
Coronary Heart Disease	5	48,011	1	116,238	- 68,226
Low Birth Weight	6	43,657	18	7,163	+ 36,495
Birth Trauma	7	35,135	36	2,552	+ 32,583
Road Traffic Accidents	8	28,129	10	16,303	+ 11,827
Liver Disease	9	21,765	6	29,838	- 8,073
Congenital Anomalies	10	20,146	13	10,457	+ 9,689
HIV/AIDS	11	20,128	28	4,128	+ 16,000
Meningitis	12	17,495	58	357	+ 17,138
Kidney Disease	13	17,157	3	44,622	- 27,466
Diabetes Mellitus	14	17,006	2	86,110	- 69,103
Other Injuries	15	13,629	11	12,175	+ 1,455
Endocrine Disorders	16	12,933	12	11,310	+ 1,623
Lung Disease	17	10,849	7	29,123	- 18,274
Pertussis	18	10,387	70	21	+ 10,366
Hypertension	19	9,683	9	17,806	- 8,124
Maternal Conditions	20	9,242	54	750	+ 8,493
Malnutrition	21	8,253	14	7,552	+ 702
Suicide	22	8,200	22	6,772	+ 1,428
Tuberculosis	23	8,173	38	1,943	+ 6,230
Asthma	24	7,922	47	1,342	+ 6,580
Prostate Cancer	25	7,713	15	7,494	+ 218
Measles	26	7,008	80	0	+ 7,008
Breast Cancer	27	6,976	16	7,380	- 403
Violence	28	6,459	5	32,450	- 25,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	6,361	30	3,447	+ 2,915
Cervical Cancer	30	5,948	26	4,787	+ 1,160
Drownings	31	5,072	42	1,799	+ 3,273
Falls	32	4,829	35	2,628	+ 2,201
Inflammatory/Heart	33	4,067	41	1,866	+ 2,200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,935	33	2,734	+ 1,201
Fires	35	3,832	56	604	+ 3,229
Lymphomas	36	3,440	24	4,961	- 1,521
Epilepsy	37	3,283	39	1,912	+ 1,371
Stomach Cancer	38	3,210	19	6,939	- 3,729
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,900	49	1,252	+ 1,648
Liver Cancer	40	2,863	21	6,817	- 3,954
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	2,769	20	6,871	- 4,102
Poisonings	42	2,734	57	531	+ 2,203
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,882	43	1,567	+ 315
Drug Use	44	1,754	44	1,470	+ 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,752	52	859	+ 893
Leukemia	46	1,739	25	4,830	- 3,091
Schistosomiasis	47	1,628	83	0	+ 1,628
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,575	27	4,510	- 2,935
Oral Cancer	49	1,391	46	1,355	+ 36
Tetanus	50	1,388	71	10	+ 1,379
Syphilis	51	1,337	73	5	+ 1,332
Skin Disease	52	1,279	31	3,029	- 1,750
Hepatitis B	53	1,269	61	210	+ 1,060
Skin Cancers	54	904	40	1,909	- 1,005
Uterin Cancer	55	881	50	902	- 20
Ovary Cancer	56	762	34	2,649	- 1,887
Encephalitis	57	758	62	140	+ 618
Alcohol	58	756	32	2,945	- 2,190
Lung Cancers	59	591	17	7,349	- 6,759
Appendicitis	60	401	53	774	- 373
Bladder Cancer	61	386	48	1,272	- 887
Ascariasis	62	358	72	5	+ 353
Other Neoplasms	63	175	23	6,204	- 6,030
Upper Respiratory	64	153	64	127	+ 27
Hepatitis C	65	151	55	625	- 475
Multiple Sclerosis	66	138	60	295	- 157
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	102	45	1,415	- 1,313
Diphtheria	68	92	79	0	+ 92
War	69	22	66	112	- 90
Chlamydia	70	14	77	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	71	2	68	29	- 27
Dengue	72	1	67	30	- 29
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Benin

Mexico

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.