SRI LANKA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,263	8	5,117	+ 10,146
Malaria	2	10,525	80	0	+ 10,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,216	28	605	+ 9,612
Stroke	4	8,757	6	6,805	+ 1,952
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,073	1	26,304	- 18,231
Low Birth Weight	6	7,341	29	536	+ 6,804
Birth Trauma	7	5,908	44	193	+ 5,715
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,730	9	4,200	+ 530
Liver Disease	9	3,660	17	1,303	+ 2,357
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,387	22	989	+ 2,398
HIV/AIDS	11	3,384	55	39	+ 3,345
Meningitis	12	2,942	46	146	+ 2,796
Kidney Disease	13	2,885	5	6,858	- 3,973
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,859	2	12,460	- 9,601
Other Injuries	15	2,292	14	1,529	+ 762
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,175	32	462	+ 1,712
Lung Disease	17	1,824	3	9,456	- 7,632
Pertussis	18	1,746	59	15	+ 1,732
Hypertension	19	1,628	20	1,055	+ 573
Maternal Conditions	20	1,554	48	96	+ 1,458
Malnutrition	21	1,388	54	43	+ 1,344
Suicide	22	1,379	10	2,977	- 1,599
Tuberculosis	23	1,374	25	769	+ 605
Asthma	24	1,332	7	6,471	- 5,139
Prostate Cancer	25	1,297	30	507	+ 790
Measles	26	1,178	77	0	+ 1,178
Breast Cancer	27	1,173	15	1,383	- 210
Violence	28	1,086	31	499	+ 587
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,070	4	6,939	- 5,869
Cervical Cancer	30	1,000	26	762	+ 238
Drownings	31	853	27	731	+ 122
Falls	32	812	23	964	- 152
Inflammatory/Heart	33	684	35	425	+ 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	662	56	38	+ 624
Fires	35	644	41	239	+ 406
Lymphomas	36	578	21	1,027	- 449
Epilepsy	37	552	39	269	+ 283
Stomach Cancer	38	540	16	1,321	- 781
Oesophagus Cancer	39	488	13	1,544	- 1,057
Liver Cancer	40	481	19	1,090	- 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	466	24	911	- 446
Poisonings	42	460	49	93	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	43	316	45	168	+ 149
Drug Use	44	295	40	257	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	295	53	49	+ 245
Leukemia	46	292	18	1,155	- 862
Schistosomiasis	47	274	81	0	+ 274
Pancreas Cancer	48	265	43	214	+ 51
Oral Cancer	49	234	11	2,893	- 2,659
Tetanus	50	233	57	27	+ 206
Syphilis	51	225	58	15	+ 210
Skin Disease	52	215	36	293	- 78
Hepatitis B	53	213	62	6	+ 208
Skin Cancers	54	152	52	58	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	55	148	42	218	- 70
Ovary Cancer	56	128	37	281	- 153
Encephalitis	57	127	61	10	+ 117
Alcohol	58	127	51	82	+ 45
Lung Cancers	59	99	12	1,775	- 1,676
Appendicitis	60	67	64	5	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	61	65	34	432	- 367
Ascariasis	62	60	72	0	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	63	29	50	86	- 56
Upper Respiratory	64	26	66	5	+ 21
Hepatitis C	65	25	75	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	69	2	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	60	11	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	15	74	0	+ 15
War	69	4	38	280	- 276
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Benin

Sri Lanka

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.