SENEGAL VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,086	1	7,184	+ 5,902
Malaria	2	9,024	5	4,595	+ 4,429
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,759	3	5,343	+ 3,416
Stroke	4	7,508	4	5,342	+ 2,166
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,921	2	6,224	+ 697
Low Birth Weight	6	6,294	7	3,636	+ 2,657
Birth Trauma	7	5,065	8	3,448	+ 1,618
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,055	6	3,832	+ 224
Liver Disease	9	3,138	13	2,147	+ 991
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,904	11	2,364	+ 540
HIV/AIDS	11	2,902	20	1,186	+ 1,715
Meningitis	12	2,522	15	1,628	+ 894
Kidney Disease	13	2,473	12	2,210	+ 263
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,452	10	2,395	+ 56
Other Injuries	15	1,965	16	1,512	+ 453
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,864	23	1,041	+ 823
Lung Disease	17	1,564	18	1,351	+ 213
Pertussis	18	1,497	28	771	+ 726
Hypertension	19	1,396	21	1,095	+ 301
Maternal Conditions	20	1,332	14	1,669	- 337
Malnutrition	21	1,190	32	494	+ 695
Suicide	22	1,182	24	978	+ 204
Tuberculosis	23	1,178	9	2,678	- 1,500
Asthma	24	1,142	25	936	+ 206
Prostate Cancer	25	1,112	29	642	+ 470
Measles	26	1,010	49	158	+ 852
Breast Cancer	27	1,006	27	861	+ 145
Violence	28	931	19	1,247	- 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	917	26	879	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	30	857	17	1,405	- 548
Drownings	31	731	33	494	+ 237
Falls	32	696	30	622	+ 74
Inflammatory/Heart	33	586	36	426	+ 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	567	35	433	+ 134
Fires	35	552	34	448	+ 104
Lymphomas	36	496	39	315	+ 181
Epilepsy	37	473	38	330	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	38	463	31	557	- 94
Oesophagus Cancer	39	418	55	99	+ 319
Liver Cancer	40	413	22	1,087	- 674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	399	37	384	+ 15
Poisonings	42	394	40	315	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	43	271	41	273	- 1
Drug Use	44	253	52	138	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	253	46	166	+ 87
Leukemia	46	251	54	113	+ 138
Schistosomiasis	47	235	45	176	+ 59
Pancreas Cancer	48	227	48	159	+ 68
Oral Cancer	49	201	43	208	- 7
Tetanus	50	200	58	85	+ 115
Syphilis	51	193	53	122	+ 71
Skin Disease	52	184	47	159	+ 25
Hepatitis B	53	183	60	70	+ 113
Skin Cancers	54	130	51	147	- 17
Uterin Cancer	55	127	56	94	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	56	110	42	220	- 110
Encephalitis	57	109	57	85	+ 24
Alcohol	58	109	59	74	+ 35
Lung Cancers	59	85	44	180	- 95
Appendicitis	60	58	61	38	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	61	56	50	155	- 99
Ascariasis	62	52	65	18	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	63	25	62	24	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	22	66	15	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	22	68	11	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	64	20	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	15	67	15	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	13	70	3	+ 11
War	69	3	69	4	- 1
Chlamydia	70	2	71	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	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 SENEGAL

Benin

Senegal

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.