URUGUAY VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,378	6	1,370	+ 1,008
Malaria	2	1,640	79	0	+ 1,640
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,592	35	134	+ 1,458
Stroke	4	1,364	2	2,850	- 1,485
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,258	1	4,265	- 3,007
Low Birth Weight	6	1,144	42	73	+ 1,070
Birth Trauma	7	921	53	22	+ 898
Road Traffic Accidents	8	737	16	512	+ 225
Liver Disease	9	570	27	206	+ 364
Congenital Anomalies	10	528	30	170	+ 358
HIV/AIDS	11	527	28	195	+ 332
Meningitis	12	458	58	10	+ 448
Kidney Disease	13	449	8	1,040	- 590
Diabetes Mellitus	14	446	11	747	- 302
Other Injuries	15	357	10	774	- 417
Endocrine Disorders	16	339	17	487	- 148
Lung Disease	17	284	4	1,706	- 1,422
Pertussis	18	272	72	0	+ 272
Hypertension	19	254	15	648	- 395
Maternal Conditions	20	242	60	9	+ 233
Malnutrition	21	216	43	73	+ 143
Suicide	22	215	12	735	- 521
Tuberculosis	23	214	41	81	+ 134
Asthma	24	208	37	127	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	25	202	13	707	- 505
Measles	26	184	74	0	+ 184
Breast Cancer	27	183	9	848	- 665
Violence	28	169	23	295	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	167	3	1,899	- 1,732
Cervical Cancer	30	156	29	172	- 16
Drownings	31	133	45	65	+ 68
Falls	32	127	47	55	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	33	107	22	314	- 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	103	46	57	+ 46
Fires	35	100	48	54	+ 46
Lymphomas	36	90	20	457	- 367
Epilepsy	37	86	40	86	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	38	84	18	480	- 396
Oesophagus Cancer	39	76	24	286	- 210
Liver Cancer	40	75	34	147	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	73	7	1,245	- 1,172
Poisonings	42	72	55	17	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	43	49	21	320	- 271
Drug Use	44	46	49	41	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	46	50	39	+ 7
Leukemia	46	46	25	280	- 235
Schistosomiasis	47	43	77	0	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	48	41	14	656	- 614
Oral Cancer	49	36	31	167	- 131
Tetanus	50	36	71	0	+ 36
Syphilis	51	35	66	3	+ 32
Skin Disease	52	34	36	130	- 96
Hepatitis B	53	33	63	4	+ 29
Skin Cancers	54	24	33	149	- 125
Uterin Cancer	55	23	38	115	- 92
Ovary Cancer	56	20	32	160	- 140
Encephalitis	57	20	64	4	+ 16
Alcohol	58	20	39	104	- 85
Lung Cancers	59	15	5	1,463	- 1,447
Appendicitis	60	11	59	9	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	61	10	26	276	- 266
Ascariasis	62	9	80	0	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	63	5	19	464	- 459
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	4	65	3	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	56	13	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	3	51	35	- 32
Diphtheria	68	2	73	0	+ 2
War	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	71	- 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Benin

Uruguay

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.