ROMANIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,601	5	9,357	+ 3,244
Malaria	2	8,689	75	0	+ 8,689
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,434	46	223	+ 8,211
Stroke	4	7,229	2	49,707	- 42,478
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,664	1	71,810	- 65,146
Low Birth Weight	6	6,060	41	317	+ 5,743
Birth Trauma	7	4,877	57	38	+ 4,839
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,905	20	1,992	+ 1,912
Liver Disease	9	3,021	6	8,920	- 5,899
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,797	38	367	+ 2,430
HIV/AIDS	11	2,794	47	219	+ 2,575
Meningitis	12	2,429	54	76	+ 2,352
Kidney Disease	13	2,382	9	5,175	- 2,793
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,361	18	2,230	+ 130
Other Injuries	15	1,892	19	2,139	- 247
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,795	48	193	+ 1,603
Lung Disease	17	1,506	7	7,359	- 5,853
Pertussis	18	1,442	69	0	+ 1,442
Hypertension	19	1,344	3	11,007	- 9,663
Maternal Conditions	20	1,283	58	35	+ 1,248
Malnutrition	21	1,146	50	142	+ 1,004
Suicide	22	1,138	21	1,886	- 748
Tuberculosis	23	1,135	28	1,015	+ 119
Asthma	24	1,100	45	225	+ 875
Prostate Cancer	25	1,071	16	2,449	- 1,378
Measles	26	973	61	7	+ 965
Breast Cancer	27	968	11	3,851	- 2,882
Violence	28	897	44	255	+ 641
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	883	15	2,839	- 1,956
Cervical Cancer	30	826	22	1,870	- 1,045
Drownings	31	704	32	596	+ 108
Falls	32	670	24	1,504	- 834
Inflammatory/Heart	33	564	10	4,433	- 3,868
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	546	33	531	+ 15
Fires	35	532	36	421	+ 111
Lymphomas	36	477	25	1,385	- 907
Epilepsy	37	456	42	314	+ 142
Stomach Cancer	38	446	12	3,457	- 3,011
Oesophagus Cancer	39	402	30	755	- 352
Liver Cancer	40	397	13	3,114	- 2,716
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	384	8	6,835	- 6,451
Poisonings	42	379	39	366	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	43	261	31	741	- 480
Drug Use	44	243	40	346	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	243	35	440	- 197
Leukemia	46	241	26	1,342	- 1,101
Schistosomiasis	47	226	74	0	+ 226
Pancreas Cancer	48	219	14	2,935	- 2,716
Oral Cancer	49	193	17	2,290	- 2,097
Tetanus	50	193	67	1	+ 191
Syphilis	51	186	66	1	+ 184
Skin Disease	52	177	53	97	+ 80
Hepatitis B	53	176	59	30	+ 146
Skin Cancers	54	125	29	1,003	- 878
Uterin Cancer	55	122	34	522	- 400
Ovary Cancer	56	106	27	1,109	- 1,003
Encephalitis	57	105	62	6	+ 99
Alcohol	58	105	37	409	- 304
Lung Cancers	59	82	4	10,113	- 10,031
Appendicitis	60	56	60	21	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	61	54	23	1,715	- 1,661
Ascariasis	62	50	82	0	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	63	24	43	289	- 264
Upper Respiratory	64	21	63	3	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	21	52	98	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	55	66	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	85	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	68	13	71	0	+ 13
War	69	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Benin

Romania

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.