SOUTH AFRICA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,967	2	39,341	+ 2,626
Malaria	2	28,940	63	83	+ 28,858
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,090	8	15,843	+ 12,247
Stroke	4	24,078	4	30,693	- 6,616
Coronary Heart Disease	5	22,196	3	32,739	- 10,543
Low Birth Weight	6	20,183	16	6,250	+ 13,933
Birth Trauma	7	16,243	30	3,004	+ 13,240
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,005	11	13,014	- 10
Liver Disease	9	10,062	14	9,013	+ 1,049
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,314	25	4,351	+ 4,963
HIV/AIDS	11	9,305	1	71,996	- 62,690
Meningitis	12	8,088	26	3,660	+ 4,428
Kidney Disease	13	7,932	9	15,302	- 7,370
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,862	5	30,188	- 22,325
Other Injuries	15	6,301	17	6,014	+ 287
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,979	19	5,890	+ 89
Lung Disease	17	5,016	13	11,895	- 6,879
Pertussis	18	4,802	43	1,142	+ 3,660
Hypertension	19	4,476	12	12,789	- 8,312
Maternal Conditions	20	4,273	38	1,700	+ 2,573
Malnutrition	21	3,816	34	2,381	+ 1,435
Suicide	22	3,791	10	13,774	- 9,983
Tuberculosis	23	3,779	6	21,965	- 18,187
Asthma	24	3,663	18	5,966	- 2,303
Prostate Cancer	25	3,566	24	4,374	- 808
Measles	26	3,240	57	270	+ 2,970
Breast Cancer	27	3,225	23	4,533	- 1,308
Violence	28	2,986	7	21,000	- 18,013
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,941	22	4,676	- 1,735
Cervical Cancer	30	2,750	20	5,555	- 2,806
Drownings	31	2,345	32	2,403	- 58
Falls	32	2,232	42	1,399	+ 833
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,880	21	5,408	- 3,528
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,819	36	1,894	- 75
Fires	35	1,772	27	3,618	- 1,846
Lymphomas	36	1,590	31	2,818	- 1,227
Epilepsy	37	1,518	37	1,870	- 352
Stomach Cancer	38	1,484	39	1,535	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,340	29	3,486	- 2,145
Liver Cancer	40	1,324	33	2,383	- 1,060
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,280	28	3,587	- 2,307
Poisonings	42	1,264	50	975	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	43	870	46	1,077	- 207
Drug Use	44	811	53	770	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	810	47	1,015	- 204
Leukemia	46	804	40	1,464	- 659
Schistosomiasis	47	753	66	35	+ 718
Pancreas Cancer	48	728	35	2,007	- 1,279
Oral Cancer	49	643	41	1,406	- 763
Tetanus	50	642	65	38	+ 604
Syphilis	51	618	44	1,130	- 511
Skin Disease	52	591	45	1,101	- 510
Hepatitis B	53	587	61	139	+ 447
Skin Cancers	54	418	48	993	- 575
Uterin Cancer	55	408	54	512	- 105
Ovary Cancer	56	352	51	951	- 598
Encephalitis	57	351	59	234	+ 116
Alcohol	58	349	49	987	- 637
Lung Cancers	59	273	15	7,705	- 7,432
Appendicitis	60	186	56	274	- 88
Bladder Cancer	61	178	52	829	- 651
Ascariasis	62	165	71	3	+ 162
Other Neoplasms	63	81	58	267	- 186
Upper Respiratory	64	71	60	223	- 152
Hepatitis C	65	70	70	8	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	66	64	62	113	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	47	55	376	- 329
Diphtheria	68	42	69	16	+ 26
War	69	10	64	66	- 56
Chlamydia	70	7	68	18	- 12
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Benin

South Africa

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.