SOUTH KOREA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,162	2	26,650	+ 9,512
Malaria	2	24,937	71	1	+ 24,936
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,205	35	929	+ 23,276
Stroke	4	20,747	3	25,596	- 4,849
Coronary Heart Disease	5	19,126	1	28,043	- 8,917
Low Birth Weight	6	17,391	45	370	+ 17,021
Birth Trauma	7	13,997	54	88	+ 13,908
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,206	15	4,399	+ 6,807
Liver Disease	9	8,670	14	6,348	+ 2,322
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,025	41	518	+ 7,507
HIV/AIDS	11	8,018	55	84	+ 7,934
Meningitis	12	6,969	58	51	+ 6,919
Kidney Disease	13	6,835	9	10,107	- 3,272
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,775	13	6,812	- 37
Other Injuries	15	5,429	18	3,634	+ 1,796
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,152	25	1,891	+ 3,261
Lung Disease	17	4,322	11	8,526	- 4,205
Pertussis	18	4,138	67	6	+ 4,132
Hypertension	19	3,857	17	3,711	+ 146
Maternal Conditions	20	3,682	61	34	+ 3,648
Malnutrition	21	3,288	53	88	+ 3,199
Suicide	22	3,266	5	14,636	- 11,369
Tuberculosis	23	3,256	24	1,950	+ 1,306
Asthma	24	3,156	32	1,150	+ 2,006
Prostate Cancer	25	3,072	22	2,316	+ 757
Measles	26	2,792	83	0	+ 2,792
Breast Cancer	27	2,779	21	2,880	- 101
Violence	28	2,573	44	386	+ 2,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,534	6	12,145	- 9,611
Cervical Cancer	30	2,369	34	1,065	+ 1,304
Drownings	31	2,020	42	501	+ 1,520
Falls	32	1,924	20	2,934	- 1,011
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,620	31	1,325	+ 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,568	38	540	+ 1,028
Fires	35	1,527	47	263	+ 1,263
Lymphomas	36	1,370	19	3,477	- 2,107
Epilepsy	37	1,308	40	524	+ 783
Stomach Cancer	38	1,279	10	8,625	- 7,346
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,155	28	1,733	- 578
Liver Cancer	40	1,140	7	11,589	- 10,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,103	8	10,180	- 9,077
Poisonings	42	1,089	52	115	+ 974
Parkinson's Disease	43	750	16	3,951	- 3,201
Drug Use	44	699	50	154	+ 545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	698	48	224	+ 474
Leukemia	46	693	23	2,140	- 1,447
Schistosomiasis	47	649	72	1	+ 648
Pancreas Cancer	48	627	12	6,994	- 6,366
Oral Cancer	49	554	29	1,457	- 903
Tetanus	50	553	69	5	+ 548
Syphilis	51	533	62	27	+ 506
Skin Disease	52	509	36	704	- 195
Hepatitis B	53	506	39	526	- 20
Skin Cancers	54	360	37	585	- 225
Uterin Cancer	55	351	43	420	- 69
Ovary Cancer	56	304	30	1,330	- 1,026
Encephalitis	57	302	65	19	+ 283
Alcohol	58	301	33	1,081	- 779
Lung Cancers	59	235	4	20,293	- 20,058
Appendicitis	60	160	57	54	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	61	154	27	1,768	- 1,614
Ascariasis	62	142	74	0	+ 142
Other Neoplasms	63	70	26	1,807	- 1,737
Upper Respiratory	64	61	63	26	+ 35
Hepatitis C	65	60	49	168	- 108
Multiple Sclerosis	66	55	66	11	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	41	51	150	- 109
Diphtheria	68	37	73	0	+ 37
War	69	9	68	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	6	84	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Benin

South Korea

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.