SUDAN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,041	4	12,619	+ 22,422
Malaria	2	24,164	10	5,614	+ 18,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,454	9	6,277	+ 17,177
Stroke	4	20,104	2	20,582	- 478
Coronary Heart Disease	5	18,533	1	43,966	- 25,433
Low Birth Weight	6	16,852	3	16,036	+ 816
Birth Trauma	7	13,563	7	8,526	+ 5,037
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,858	5	11,459	- 600
Liver Disease	9	8,401	14	4,348	+ 4,053
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,777	11	5,507	+ 2,269
HIV/AIDS	11	7,770	22	2,331	+ 5,438
Meningitis	12	6,753	33	1,092	+ 5,661
Kidney Disease	13	6,623	12	5,095	+ 1,528
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,565	17	3,070	+ 3,494
Other Injuries	15	5,261	18	2,912	+ 2,349
Endocrine Disorders	16	4,992	30	1,459	+ 3,533
Lung Disease	17	4,188	13	4,382	- 194
Pertussis	18	4,009	24	1,899	+ 2,111
Hypertension	19	3,738	8	7,287	- 3,549
Maternal Conditions	20	3,568	23	1,961	+ 1,607
Malnutrition	21	3,186	34	1,089	+ 2,097
Suicide	22	3,165	27	1,644	+ 1,521
Tuberculosis	23	3,155	15	4,250	- 1,095
Asthma	24	3,058	19	2,636	+ 423
Prostate Cancer	25	2,977	49	523	+ 2,454
Measles	26	2,705	6	9,301	- 6,596
Breast Cancer	27	2,693	16	3,071	- 378
Violence	28	2,493	21	2,478	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,455	20	2,584	- 128
Cervical Cancer	30	2,296	41	770	+ 1,526
Drownings	31	1,958	26	1,684	+ 274
Falls	32	1,864	28	1,559	+ 305
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,570	38	839	+ 731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,519	40	775	+ 744
Fires	35	1,479	31	1,310	+ 169
Lymphomas	36	1,328	29	1,533	- 206
Epilepsy	37	1,267	43	735	+ 533
Stomach Cancer	38	1,239	51	478	+ 761
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,119	32	1,126	- 6
Liver Cancer	40	1,105	37	946	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,069	35	1,049	+ 20
Poisonings	42	1,055	42	744	+ 311
Parkinson's Disease	43	727	45	705	+ 22
Drug Use	44	677	36	1,036	- 359
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	676	46	684	- 8
Leukemia	46	671	25	1,828	- 1,157
Schistosomiasis	47	629	63	68	+ 560
Pancreas Cancer	48	608	58	272	+ 336
Oral Cancer	49	537	50	493	+ 44
Tetanus	50	536	53	378	+ 158
Syphilis	51	516	47	603	- 87
Skin Disease	52	494	60	112	+ 382
Hepatitis B	53	490	44	730	- 240
Skin Cancers	54	349	55	356	- 8
Uterin Cancer	55	340	62	71	+ 269
Ovary Cancer	56	294	39	794	- 499
Encephalitis	57	293	57	303	- 11
Alcohol	58	292	61	84	+ 207
Lung Cancers	59	228	48	545	- 317
Appendicitis	60	155	59	155	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	61	149	54	369	- 220
Ascariasis	62	138	66	21	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	63	67	65	35	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	64	59	70	5	+ 54
Hepatitis C	65	58	68	17	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	53	64	54	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	67	20	+ 20
Diphtheria	68	35	69	11	+ 24
War	69	8	56	336	- 328
Chlamydia	70	6	71	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	448	- 448
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Benin

Sudan

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.