NEW ZEALAND VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,584	7	920	+ 2,664
Malaria	2	2,471	78	0	+ 2,471
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,399	37	81	+ 2,318
Stroke	4	2,056	3	2,378	- 322
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,895	1	5,095	- 3,200
Low Birth Weight	6	1,723	38	78	+ 1,645
Birth Trauma	7	1,387	54	15	+ 1,372
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,110	16	458	+ 653
Liver Disease	9	859	32	158	+ 702
Congenital Anomalies	10	795	30	176	+ 620
HIV/AIDS	11	795	57	10	+ 784
Meningitis	12	691	59	9	+ 682
Kidney Disease	13	677	17	432	+ 245
Diabetes Mellitus	14	671	8	769	- 97
Other Injuries	15	538	28	218	+ 320
Endocrine Disorders	16	511	21	325	+ 186
Lung Disease	17	428	5	1,815	- 1,387
Pertussis	18	410	65	1	+ 409
Hypertension	19	382	20	327	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	20	365	63	5	+ 360
Malnutrition	21	326	55	14	+ 312
Suicide	22	324	15	528	- 205
Tuberculosis	23	323	52	17	+ 306
Asthma	24	313	36	91	+ 222
Prostate Cancer	25	304	9	739	- 434
Measles	26	277	82	0	+ 277
Breast Cancer	27	275	10	737	- 461
Violence	28	255	42	57	+ 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	251	2	3,032	- 2,781
Cervical Cancer	30	235	41	61	+ 174
Drownings	31	200	44	54	+ 146
Falls	32	191	11	627	- 436
Inflammatory/Heart	33	161	23	313	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	155	39	70	+ 85
Fires	35	151	53	17	+ 134
Lymphomas	36	136	13	608	- 472
Epilepsy	37	130	43	55	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	38	127	22	323	- 196
Oesophagus Cancer	39	114	25	279	- 165
Liver Cancer	40	113	24	288	- 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	109	6	1,495	- 1,385
Poisonings	42	108	58	9	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	43	74	19	353	- 279
Drug Use	44	69	40	69	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	69	35	113	- 43
Leukemia	46	69	18	391	- 322
Schistosomiasis	47	64	77	0	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	48	62	14	543	- 481
Oral Cancer	49	55	31	164	- 109
Tetanus	50	55	69	0	+ 54
Syphilis	51	53	70	0	+ 52
Skin Disease	52	50	34	118	- 67
Hepatitis B	53	50	56	14	+ 36
Skin Cancers	54	36	12	612	- 576
Uterin Cancer	55	35	33	145	- 110
Ovary Cancer	56	30	29	207	- 177
Encephalitis	57	30	66	1	+ 29
Alcohol	58	30	45	51	- 22
Lung Cancers	59	23	4	1,873	- 1,850
Appendicitis	60	16	62	6	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	61	15	26	267	- 252
Ascariasis	62	14	76	0	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	63	7	27	245	- 238
Upper Respiratory	64	6	64	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	6	48	30	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	47	43	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	46	47	- 43
Diphtheria	68	4	83	0	+ 4
War	69	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Benin

New Zealand

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.