PORTUGAL VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,087	4	6,851	+ 236
Malaria	2	4,887	78	0	+ 4,887
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,744	36	231	+ 4,513
Stroke	4	4,066	2	12,339	- 8,273
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,748	1	12,878	- 9,130
Low Birth Weight	6	3,408	52	79	+ 3,330
Birth Trauma	7	2,743	60	24	+ 2,719
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,196	27	838	+ 1,358
Liver Disease	9	1,699	22	1,126	+ 574
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,573	40	196	+ 1,376
HIV/AIDS	11	1,571	35	320	+ 1,252
Meningitis	12	1,366	56	43	+ 1,323
Kidney Disease	13	1,339	9	2,803	- 1,464
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,328	8	3,601	- 2,274
Other Injuries	15	1,064	13	1,937	- 873
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,010	17	1,547	- 537
Lung Disease	17	847	7	4,286	- 3,439
Pertussis	18	811	72	0	+ 811
Hypertension	19	756	14	1,880	- 1,124
Maternal Conditions	20	722	63	7	+ 714
Malnutrition	21	644	53	79	+ 566
Suicide	22	640	19	1,172	- 532
Tuberculosis	23	638	38	213	+ 425
Asthma	24	619	43	146	+ 472
Prostate Cancer	25	602	11	2,124	- 1,522
Measles	26	547	71	0	+ 547
Breast Cancer	27	545	12	1,997	- 1,452
Violence	28	504	48	96	+ 408
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	497	3	7,191	- 6,694
Cervical Cancer	30	464	34	329	+ 136
Drownings	31	396	51	79	+ 317
Falls	32	377	23	1,033	- 656
Inflammatory/Heart	33	317	26	909	- 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	307	37	229	+ 79
Fires	35	299	46	108	+ 191
Lymphomas	36	269	16	1,608	- 1,339
Epilepsy	37	256	31	415	- 159
Stomach Cancer	38	251	10	2,532	- 2,281
Oesophagus Cancer	39	226	29	623	- 396
Liver Cancer	40	224	18	1,270	- 1,047
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	216	6	4,389	- 4,173
Poisonings	42	213	57	29	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	43	147	21	1,139	- 992
Drug Use	44	137	44	128	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	137	41	169	- 32
Leukemia	46	136	24	1,015	- 880
Schistosomiasis	47	127	77	0	+ 127
Pancreas Cancer	48	123	15	1,669	- 1,546
Oral Cancer	49	109	25	912	- 803
Tetanus	50	108	73	0	+ 108
Syphilis	51	104	64	3	+ 101
Skin Disease	52	100	39	202	- 103
Hepatitis B	53	99	59	26	+ 73
Skin Cancers	54	71	30	523	- 453
Uterin Cancer	55	69	32	406	- 337
Ovary Cancer	56	60	33	397	- 338
Encephalitis	57	59	67	1	+ 58
Alcohol	58	59	45	111	- 52
Lung Cancers	59	46	5	4,406	- 4,360
Appendicitis	60	31	61	21	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	61	30	20	1,171	- 1,140
Ascariasis	62	28	83	0	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	63	14	28	652	- 638
Upper Respiratory	64	12	62	15	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	12	49	87	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	54	56	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	47	99	- 91
Diphtheria	68	7	74	0	+ 7
War	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Benin

Portugal

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.