RWANDA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,459	1	5,280	+ 4,180
Malaria	2	6,523	5	3,298	+ 3,225
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,331	6	3,121	+ 3,210
Stroke	4	5,427	2	5,060	+ 367
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,003	4	3,605	+ 1,397
Low Birth Weight	6	4,549	9	2,193	+ 2,356
Birth Trauma	7	3,661	10	1,888	+ 1,773
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,931	3	3,718	- 787
Liver Disease	9	2,268	8	2,548	- 280
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,099	12	1,777	+ 322
HIV/AIDS	11	2,097	7	2,826	- 728
Meningitis	12	1,823	19	847	+ 976
Kidney Disease	13	1,788	15	1,206	+ 582
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,772	11	1,858	- 86
Other Injuries	15	1,420	17	944	+ 476
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,348	41	219	+ 1,128
Lung Disease	17	1,131	13	1,555	- 424
Pertussis	18	1,082	42	218	+ 865
Hypertension	19	1,009	14	1,357	- 348
Maternal Conditions	20	963	21	722	+ 241
Malnutrition	21	860	16	1,168	- 308
Suicide	22	854	24	704	+ 151
Tuberculosis	23	852	26	625	+ 227
Asthma	24	826	22	717	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	25	804	32	396	+ 408
Measles	26	730	59	51	+ 679
Breast Cancer	27	727	27	600	+ 127
Violence	28	673	29	548	+ 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	663	25	657	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	30	620	18	941	- 321
Drownings	31	528	36	285	+ 244
Falls	32	503	31	412	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	33	424	34	347	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	410	33	362	+ 48
Fires	35	399	38	270	+ 130
Lymphomas	36	358	30	450	- 91
Epilepsy	37	342	45	191	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	38	334	20	780	- 446
Oesophagus Cancer	39	302	44	213	+ 89
Liver Cancer	40	298	23	706	- 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	288	28	591	- 303
Poisonings	42	285	40	220	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	43	196	47	146	+ 50
Drug Use	44	183	60	45	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	183	48	136	+ 47
Leukemia	46	181	35	317	- 136
Schistosomiasis	47	170	51	111	+ 59
Pancreas Cancer	48	164	43	214	- 50
Oral Cancer	49	145	37	272	- 127
Tetanus	50	145	58	53	+ 92
Syphilis	51	139	46	173	- 33
Skin Disease	52	133	52	103	+ 30
Hepatitis B	53	132	55	68	+ 64
Skin Cancers	54	94	50	113	- 19
Uterin Cancer	55	92	56	58	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	56	79	53	92	- 13
Encephalitis	57	79	61	39	+ 40
Alcohol	58	79	49	125	- 47
Lung Cancers	59	62	39	234	- 173
Appendicitis	60	42	54	70	- 28
Bladder Cancer	61	40	62	35	+ 5
Ascariasis	62	37	67	5	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	63	18	64	16	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	16	57	58	- 42
Hepatitis C	65	16	65	12	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	66	7	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	11	63	23	- 12
Diphtheria	68	10	71	1	+ 8
War	69	2	69	3	- 0
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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 RWANDA

Benin

Rwanda

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.