NICARAGUA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,636	7	1,152	+ 3,484
Malaria	2	3,197	83	0	+ 3,197
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,103	36	122	+ 2,981
Stroke	4	2,660	3	2,225	+ 435
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,452	1	5,843	- 3,391
Low Birth Weight	6	2,230	13	490	+ 1,740
Birth Trauma	7	1,794	25	198	+ 1,596
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,437	8	1,109	+ 328
Liver Disease	9	1,112	6	1,203	- 92
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,029	11	571	+ 458
HIV/AIDS	11	1,028	35	139	+ 889
Meningitis	12	893	51	29	+ 865
Kidney Disease	13	876	2	3,533	- 2,657
Diabetes Mellitus	14	869	4	2,068	- 1,199
Other Injuries	15	696	17	358	+ 339
Endocrine Disorders	16	660	28	164	+ 497
Lung Disease	17	554	5	1,570	- 1,015
Pertussis	18	530	67	3	+ 527
Hypertension	19	494	9	1,103	- 609
Maternal Conditions	20	472	39	88	+ 384
Malnutrition	21	422	30	163	+ 258
Suicide	22	419	19	285	+ 134
Tuberculosis	23	417	37	115	+ 303
Asthma	24	405	38	105	+ 300
Prostate Cancer	25	394	15	386	+ 8
Measles	26	358	78	0	+ 358
Breast Cancer	27	356	20	283	+ 73
Violence	28	330	10	619	- 289
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	325	33	149	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	30	304	16	374	- 70
Drownings	31	259	32	157	+ 102
Falls	32	247	22	276	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	33	208	34	139	+ 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	201	40	85	+ 115
Fires	35	196	57	16	+ 179
Lymphomas	36	176	29	164	+ 12
Epilepsy	37	168	41	74	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	38	164	14	478	- 314
Oesophagus Cancer	39	148	47	42	+ 106
Liver Cancer	40	146	12	509	- 362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	141	18	315	- 174
Poisonings	42	140	55	18	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	43	96	42	67	+ 29
Drug Use	44	90	46	50	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	90	54	20	+ 70
Leukemia	46	89	24	227	- 138
Schistosomiasis	47	83	84	0	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	48	80	27	178	- 97
Oral Cancer	49	71	43	64	+ 7
Tetanus	50	71	79	0	+ 71
Syphilis	51	68	60	9	+ 59
Skin Disease	52	65	31	162	- 96
Hepatitis B	53	65	62	5	+ 60
Skin Cancers	54	46	45	59	- 13
Uterin Cancer	55	45	48	39	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	56	39	44	61	- 22
Encephalitis	57	39	58	10	+ 28
Alcohol	58	39	21	279	- 240
Lung Cancers	59	30	23	274	- 244
Appendicitis	60	20	49	32	- 11
Bladder Cancer	61	20	52	28	- 8
Ascariasis	62	18	69	1	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	63	9	26	192	- 183
Upper Respiratory	64	8	72	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	8	68	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	61	7	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	50	31	- 25
Diphtheria	68	5	77	0	+ 5
War	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Benin

Nicaragua

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.