NORTH KOREA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,260	6	6,231	+ 12,029
Malaria	2	12,592	69	0	+ 12,592
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,222	40	374	+ 11,848
Stroke	4	10,476	1	49,648	- 39,172
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,658	2	31,342	- 21,684
Low Birth Weight	6	8,782	25	1,208	+ 7,574
Birth Trauma	7	7,068	32	736	+ 6,332
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,658	7	6,210	- 552
Liver Disease	9	4,378	10	4,506	- 128
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,052	29	991	+ 3,062
HIV/AIDS	11	4,049	31	753	+ 3,295
Meningitis	12	3,519	49	207	+ 3,312
Kidney Disease	13	3,451	12	3,959	- 508
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,421	14	3,671	- 250
Other Injuries	15	2,742	20	1,531	+ 1,210
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,602	39	452	+ 2,150
Lung Disease	17	2,182	3	26,178	- 23,995
Pertussis	18	2,089	61	34	+ 2,055
Hypertension	19	1,948	8	5,368	- 3,420
Maternal Conditions	20	1,859	47	252	+ 1,607
Malnutrition	21	1,660	43	317	+ 1,343
Suicide	22	1,649	16	2,407	- 758
Tuberculosis	23	1,644	4	17,417	- 15,773
Asthma	24	1,594	22	1,439	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	25	1,551	48	219	+ 1,333
Measles	26	1,410	65	4	+ 1,406
Breast Cancer	27	1,403	23	1,366	+ 37
Violence	28	1,299	28	1,082	+ 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,280	11	4,340	- 3,060
Cervical Cancer	30	1,196	33	704	+ 492
Drownings	31	1,020	27	1,126	- 106
Falls	32	971	18	1,801	- 830
Inflammatory/Heart	33	818	34	684	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	792	19	1,712	- 921
Fires	35	771	46	253	+ 518
Lymphomas	36	692	35	560	+ 132
Epilepsy	37	660	45	266	+ 395
Stomach Cancer	38	646	13	3,771	- 3,125
Oesophagus Cancer	39	583	24	1,222	- 639
Liver Cancer	40	576	9	5,326	- 4,750
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	557	15	3,232	- 2,675
Poisonings	42	550	41	366	+ 183
Parkinson's Disease	43	379	26	1,155	- 776
Drug Use	44	353	42	356	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	353	17	2,093	- 1,740
Leukemia	46	350	30	965	- 615
Schistosomiasis	47	328	74	0	+ 328
Pancreas Cancer	48	317	21	1,525	- 1,209
Oral Cancer	49	280	37	513	- 233
Tetanus	50	279	62	28	+ 252
Syphilis	51	269	58	54	+ 215
Skin Disease	52	257	52	158	+ 99
Hepatitis B	53	255	55	68	+ 187
Skin Cancers	54	182	51	168	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	55	177	53	138	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	56	153	36	532	- 378
Encephalitis	57	153	54	117	+ 36
Alcohol	58	152	44	304	- 152
Lung Cancers	59	119	5	11,893	- 11,775
Appendicitis	60	81	57	57	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	61	78	38	500	- 422
Ascariasis	62	72	67	1	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	63	35	59	44	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	31	56	67	- 36
Hepatitis C	65	30	64	10	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	60	40	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	50	198	- 178
Diphtheria	68	18	68	0	+ 18
War	69	4	63	16	- 12
Chlamydia	70	3	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Benin

North Korea

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.