SAUDI ARABIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,374	5	6,132	+ 19,242
Malaria	2	17,498	75	0	+ 17,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,984	35	457	+ 16,527
Stroke	4	14,558	2	16,793	- 2,235
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,420	1	39,037	- 25,617
Low Birth Weight	6	12,203	18	989	+ 11,214
Birth Trauma	7	9,821	37	343	+ 9,478
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,863	3	12,317	- 4,454
Liver Disease	9	6,084	7	4,931	+ 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,631	12	2,307	+ 3,324
HIV/AIDS	11	5,626	47	192	+ 5,434
Meningitis	12	4,890	45	227	+ 4,664
Kidney Disease	13	4,796	4	9,051	- 4,255
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,754	9	3,890	+ 864
Other Injuries	15	3,810	8	4,004	- 194
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,615	15	1,447	+ 2,168
Lung Disease	17	3,033	10	2,842	+ 190
Pertussis	18	2,903	54	56	+ 2,847
Hypertension	19	2,706	22	834	+ 1,872
Maternal Conditions	20	2,583	48	172	+ 2,411
Malnutrition	21	2,307	52	79	+ 2,228
Suicide	22	2,292	13	2,046	+ 246
Tuberculosis	23	2,285	27	752	+ 1,533
Asthma	24	2,214	17	1,168	+ 1,047
Prostate Cancer	25	2,156	50	148	+ 2,008
Measles	26	1,959	68	1	+ 1,958
Breast Cancer	27	1,950	20	908	+ 1,042
Violence	28	1,806	30	646	+ 1,160
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,778	11	2,442	- 664
Cervical Cancer	30	1,662	49	157	+ 1,506
Drownings	31	1,418	24	821	+ 596
Falls	32	1,350	6	5,340	- 3,990
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,137	16	1,342	- 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,100	41	275	+ 825
Fires	35	1,071	23	825	+ 246
Lymphomas	36	961	28	716	+ 246
Epilepsy	37	918	29	694	+ 223
Stomach Cancer	38	897	36	389	+ 508
Oesophagus Cancer	39	810	44	229	+ 581
Liver Cancer	40	800	21	845	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	774	14	1,630	- 856
Poisonings	42	764	40	279	+ 485
Parkinson's Disease	43	526	25	776	- 250
Drug Use	44	490	33	491	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	490	39	280	+ 210
Leukemia	46	486	19	925	- 439
Schistosomiasis	47	455	60	25	+ 430
Pancreas Cancer	48	440	31	526	- 86
Oral Cancer	49	389	34	465	- 76
Tetanus	50	388	61	16	+ 372
Syphilis	51	374	59	33	+ 341
Skin Disease	52	357	32	516	- 159
Hepatitis B	53	355	53	57	+ 298
Skin Cancers	54	253	55	55	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	55	246	38	323	- 77
Ovary Cancer	56	213	42	247	- 34
Encephalitis	57	212	43	234	- 22
Alcohol	58	211	51	128	+ 83
Lung Cancers	59	165	26	775	- 610
Appendicitis	60	112	58	35	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	61	108	46	214	- 106
Ascariasis	62	100	66	1	+ 99
Other Neoplasms	63	49	57	40	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	64	43	70	1	+ 42
Hepatitis C	65	42	64	7	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	66	39	56	49	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	29	62	9	+ 19
Diphtheria	68	26	69	1	+ 25
War	69	6	65	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	4	71	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Benin

Saudi Arabia

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.