SWAZILAND VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	790	2	921	- 130
Malaria	2	545	67	0	+ 545
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	529	6	517	+ 12
Stroke	4	453	4	800	- 347
Coronary Heart Disease	5	418	5	755	- 337
Low Birth Weight	6	380	14	233	+ 147
Birth Trauma	7	306	18	166	+ 139
Road Traffic Accidents	8	245	7	384	- 139
Liver Disease	9	189	11	274	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	10	175	19	160	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	11	175	1	2,314	- 2,138
Meningitis	12	152	23	97	+ 55
Kidney Disease	13	149	8	381	- 232
Diabetes Mellitus	14	148	3	892	- 744
Other Injuries	15	119	17	190	- 71
Endocrine Disorders	16	113	28	74	+ 38
Lung Disease	17	94	12	264	- 170
Pertussis	18	90	33	39	+ 52
Hypertension	19	84	10	292	- 208
Maternal Conditions	20	80	21	116	- 35
Malnutrition	21	72	22	106	- 34
Suicide	22	71	9	338	- 266
Tuberculosis	23	71	13	256	- 185
Asthma	24	69	20	150	- 81
Prostate Cancer	25	67	31	45	+ 22
Measles	26	61	64	1	+ 60
Breast Cancer	27	61	35	37	+ 24
Violence	28	56	16	212	- 156
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	55	27	77	- 21
Cervical Cancer	30	52	15	215	- 163
Drownings	31	44	25	87	- 43
Falls	32	42	32	41	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	33	35	24	94	- 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	34	29	51	- 17
Fires	35	33	26	84	- 50
Lymphomas	36	30	36	31	- 1
Epilepsy	37	29	30	46	- 17
Stomach Cancer	38	28	53	7	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	39	25	44	18	+ 7
Liver Cancer	40	25	37	29	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	24	43	19	+ 5
Poisonings	42	24	34	37	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	43	16	41	24	- 7
Drug Use	44	15	38	27	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	15	39	26	- 11
Leukemia	46	15	47	16	- 1
Schistosomiasis	47	14	49	13	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	14	56	6	+ 8
Oral Cancer	49	12	51	10	+ 2
Tetanus	50	12	62	4	+ 8
Syphilis	51	12	45	17	- 6
Skin Disease	52	11	40	25	- 14
Hepatitis B	53	11	57	6	+ 5
Skin Cancers	54	8	42	20	- 12
Uterin Cancer	55	8	50	11	- 4
Ovary Cancer	56	7	52	10	- 3
Encephalitis	57	7	59	5	+ 2
Alcohol	58	7	48	16	- 9
Lung Cancers	59	5	46	17	- 11
Appendicitis	60	3	54	7	- 3
Bladder Cancer	61	3	55	6	- 3
Ascariasis	62	3	66	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	63	2	61	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	60	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	58	5	- 4
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 1
War	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	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 SWAZILAND

Benin

Swaziland

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.