SWITZERLAND VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,152	8	1,949	+ 4,203
Malaria	2	4,242	77	0	+ 4,242
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,118	35	186	+ 3,932
Stroke	4	3,530	3	3,918	- 388
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,254	1	10,713	- 7,459
Low Birth Weight	6	2,959	43	105	+ 2,854
Birth Trauma	7	2,381	52	32	+ 2,349
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,906	34	193	+ 1,713
Liver Disease	9	1,475	21	677	+ 798
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,365	31	305	+ 1,060
HIV/AIDS	11	1,364	54	29	+ 1,335
Meningitis	12	1,186	57	20	+ 1,166
Kidney Disease	13	1,163	13	1,261	- 98
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,153	17	1,022	+ 131
Other Injuries	15	924	30	410	+ 514
Endocrine Disorders	16	877	25	593	+ 284
Lung Disease	17	735	5	2,902	- 2,167
Pertussis	18	704	73	0	+ 704
Hypertension	19	656	6	2,471	- 1,815
Maternal Conditions	20	626	64	4	+ 622
Malnutrition	21	559	47	84	+ 475
Suicide	22	556	14	1,249	- 693
Tuberculosis	23	554	56	21	+ 533
Asthma	24	537	46	95	+ 442
Prostate Cancer	25	523	10	1,579	- 1,057
Measles	26	475	75	0	+ 475
Breast Cancer	27	473	11	1,577	- 1,104
Violence	28	438	51	42	+ 395
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	431	2	7,192	- 6,761
Cervical Cancer	30	403	42	105	+ 298
Drownings	31	344	50	49	+ 294
Falls	32	327	9	1,919	- 1,592
Inflammatory/Heart	33	276	16	1,027	- 751
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	267	41	122	+ 144
Fires	35	260	55	21	+ 238
Lymphomas	36	233	15	1,131	- 898
Epilepsy	37	222	39	159	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	38	218	24	614	- 396
Oesophagus Cancer	39	197	28	491	- 294
Liver Cancer	40	194	19	805	- 611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	188	7	1,995	- 1,807
Poisonings	42	185	60	13	+ 172
Parkinson's Disease	43	128	18	857	- 730
Drug Use	44	119	36	176	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	119	48	78	+ 41
Leukemia	46	118	22	671	- 553
Schistosomiasis	47	110	72	0	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	48	107	12	1,486	- 1,379
Oral Cancer	49	94	26	500	- 406
Tetanus	50	94	70	0	+ 94
Syphilis	51	91	65	2	+ 89
Skin Disease	52	87	40	129	- 43
Hepatitis B	53	86	63	5	+ 82
Skin Cancers	54	61	27	493	- 432
Uterin Cancer	55	60	33	224	- 164
Ovary Cancer	56	52	29	457	- 406
Encephalitis	57	51	68	1	+ 51
Alcohol	58	51	32	229	- 178
Lung Cancers	59	40	4	3,520	- 3,479
Appendicitis	60	27	59	15	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	61	26	23	669	- 643
Ascariasis	62	24	82	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	63	12	20	681	- 669
Upper Respiratory	64	10	61	11	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	10	58	15	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	38	160	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	7	49	68	- 61
Diphtheria	68	6	74	0	+ 6
War	69	1	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Benin

Switzerland

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.