UGANDA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,219	2	18,865	+ 15,354
Malaria	2	23,597	3	13,576	+ 10,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,904	5	12,103	+ 10,801
Stroke	4	19,632	6	11,181	+ 8,451
Coronary Heart Disease	5	18,098	9	8,784	+ 9,314
Low Birth Weight	6	16,457	8	9,673	+ 6,783
Birth Trauma	7	13,244	7	10,405	+ 2,840
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,603	4	13,012	- 2,409
Liver Disease	9	8,204	13	5,122	+ 3,083
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,594	11	6,641	+ 954
HIV/AIDS	11	7,587	1	21,188	- 13,601
Meningitis	12	6,595	16	3,718	+ 2,877
Kidney Disease	13	6,467	19	3,168	+ 3,299
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,411	14	4,794	+ 1,616
Other Injuries	15	5,138	20	3,130	+ 2,008
Endocrine Disorders	16	4,875	38	761	+ 4,114
Lung Disease	17	4,090	22	3,051	+ 1,039
Pertussis	18	3,915	25	1,909	+ 2,006
Hypertension	19	3,650	21	3,120	+ 530
Maternal Conditions	20	3,484	17	3,641	- 157
Malnutrition	21	3,111	18	3,317	- 206
Suicide	22	3,091	24	2,033	+ 1,058
Tuberculosis	23	3,081	10	7,255	- 4,174
Asthma	24	2,986	27	1,745	+ 1,241
Prostate Cancer	25	2,907	34	950	+ 1,957
Measles	26	2,642	51	343	+ 2,298
Breast Cancer	27	2,630	32	1,128	+ 1,502
Violence	28	2,435	12	6,175	- 3,740
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,398	30	1,286	+ 1,112
Cervical Cancer	30	2,242	15	4,378	- 2,136
Drownings	31	1,912	31	1,238	+ 674
Falls	32	1,820	33	1,127	+ 694
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,533	37	859	+ 674
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,483	41	687	+ 797
Fires	35	1,445	36	872	+ 573
Lymphomas	36	1,297	26	1,762	- 465
Epilepsy	37	1,238	43	599	+ 639
Stomach Cancer	38	1,210	45	515	+ 695
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,093	28	1,674	- 581
Liver Cancer	40	1,079	29	1,522	- 443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,044	35	919	+ 125
Poisonings	42	1,030	39	745	+ 285
Parkinson's Disease	43	709	48	351	+ 358
Drug Use	44	661	57	233	+ 428
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	661	50	348	+ 313
Leukemia	46	656	42	599	+ 57
Schistosomiasis	47	614	52	286	+ 328
Pancreas Cancer	48	594	47	358	+ 235
Oral Cancer	49	524	40	731	- 207
Tetanus	50	523	53	271	+ 253
Syphilis	51	504	23	2,235	- 1,731
Skin Disease	52	482	55	242	+ 240
Hepatitis B	53	479	61	123	+ 355
Skin Cancers	54	341	49	349	- 8
Uterin Cancer	55	332	56	234	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	56	287	44	519	- 232
Encephalitis	57	286	62	122	+ 164
Alcohol	58	285	54	256	+ 29
Lung Cancers	59	223	46	441	- 218
Appendicitis	60	151	58	211	- 60
Bladder Cancer	61	145	59	181	- 35
Ascariasis	62	135	70	16	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	63	66	66	37	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	64	58	60	144	- 86
Hepatitis C	65	57	67	30	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	69	16	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	38	64	55	- 17
Diphtheria	68	35	72	11	+ 24
War	69	8	63	88	- 80
Chlamydia	70	5	73	6	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Benin

Uganda

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.