TRINIDAD/TOB. VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	978	10	205	+ 773
Malaria	2	675	72	0	+ 675
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	655	45	18	+ 637
Stroke	4	561	3	822	- 261
Coronary Heart Disease	5	517	1	1,476	- 958
Low Birth Weight	6	470	23	83	+ 388
Birth Trauma	7	379	40	25	+ 353
Road Traffic Accidents	8	303	15	130	+ 173
Liver Disease	9	235	14	136	+ 99
Congenital Anomalies	10	217	22	93	+ 124
HIV/AIDS	11	217	12	196	+ 21
Meningitis	12	189	52	9	+ 179
Kidney Disease	13	185	5	439	- 254
Diabetes Mellitus	14	183	2	1,275	- 1,092
Other Injuries	15	147	30	61	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	16	139	18	119	+ 20
Lung Disease	17	117	16	129	- 12
Pertussis	18	112	67	0	+ 112
Hypertension	19	104	11	201	- 97
Maternal Conditions	20	100	50	10	+ 89
Malnutrition	21	89	47	17	+ 72
Suicide	22	88	17	121	- 33
Tuberculosis	23	88	43	22	+ 67
Asthma	24	85	35	40	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	25	83	6	330	- 247
Measles	26	76	76	0	+ 76
Breast Cancer	27	75	7	258	- 183
Violence	28	70	4	549	- 480
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	69	9	215	- 146
Cervical Cancer	30	64	21	97	- 33
Drownings	31	55	39	31	+ 24
Falls	32	52	33	43	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	33	44	25	72	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	42	31	52	- 10
Fires	35	41	48	16	+ 25
Lymphomas	36	37	20	111	- 74
Epilepsy	37	35	37	32	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	38	35	26	69	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	39	31	41	24	+ 7
Liver Cancer	40	31	28	66	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	30	13	196	- 166
Poisonings	42	29	59	1	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	43	20	32	51	- 31
Drug Use	44	19	44	19	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	19	49	11	+ 8
Leukemia	46	19	29	62	- 44
Schistosomiasis	47	18	71	0	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	48	17	19	114	- 97
Oral Cancer	49	15	38	31	- 16
Tetanus	50	15	65	0	+ 15
Syphilis	51	14	61	0	+ 14
Skin Disease	52	14	36	39	- 25
Hepatitis B	53	14	60	0	+ 13
Skin Cancers	54	10	57	4	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	55	9	27	68	- 58
Ovary Cancer	56	8	24	80	- 72
Encephalitis	57	8	54	6	+ 2
Alcohol	58	8	42	23	- 15
Lung Cancers	59	6	8	217	- 211
Appendicitis	60	4	56	4	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	4	34	41	- 36
Ascariasis	62	4	66	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	63	2	51	10	- 8
Upper Respiratory	64	2	64	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	62	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	58	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	53	8	- 7
Diphtheria	68	1	68	0	+ 1
War	69	0	46	17	- 17
Chlamydia	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Benin

Trinidad/Tob.

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.