VENEZUELA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,698	7	7,188	+ 14,510
Malaria	2	14,963	42	402	+ 14,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,523	22	1,359	+ 13,164
Stroke	4	12,449	3	12,133	+ 316
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,476	1	26,905	- 15,429
Low Birth Weight	6	10,435	12	3,088	+ 7,347
Birth Trauma	7	8,398	24	1,087	+ 7,311
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,724	5	11,127	- 4,403
Liver Disease	9	5,202	16	2,340	+ 2,862
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,815	14	2,846	+ 1,970
HIV/AIDS	11	4,811	6	7,490	- 2,679
Meningitis	12	4,182	49	251	+ 3,931
Kidney Disease	13	4,101	8	5,932	- 1,831
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,065	4	11,176	- 7,111
Other Injuries	15	3,258	21	1,693	+ 1,565
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,091	30	760	+ 2,331
Lung Disease	17	2,593	10	5,150	- 2,556
Pertussis	18	2,483	64	26	+ 2,457
Hypertension	19	2,314	9	5,195	- 2,880
Maternal Conditions	20	2,209	39	422	+ 1,787
Malnutrition	21	1,973	32	629	+ 1,344
Suicide	22	1,960	34	585	+ 1,375
Tuberculosis	23	1,954	31	748	+ 1,206
Asthma	24	1,894	46	311	+ 1,583
Prostate Cancer	25	1,844	13	2,848	- 1,005
Measles	26	1,675	79	0	+ 1,675
Breast Cancer	27	1,668	15	2,563	- 896
Violence	28	1,544	2	18,132	- 16,588
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,520	35	572	+ 948
Cervical Cancer	30	1,422	20	1,986	- 565
Drownings	31	1,212	43	388	+ 824
Falls	32	1,154	28	865	+ 289
Inflammatory/Heart	33	972	33	599	+ 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	941	40	418	+ 523
Fires	35	916	54	144	+ 772
Lymphomas	36	822	23	1,248	- 426
Epilepsy	37	785	41	411	+ 374
Stomach Cancer	38	767	17	2,175	- 1,408
Oesophagus Cancer	39	693	44	370	+ 323
Liver Cancer	40	684	26	1,029	- 345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	662	19	2,037	- 1,376
Poisonings	42	653	58	68	+ 586
Parkinson's Disease	43	450	48	252	+ 198
Drug Use	44	419	50	225	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	419	57	80	+ 339
Leukemia	46	416	27	1,007	- 592
Schistosomiasis	47	389	76	1	+ 388
Pancreas Cancer	48	376	25	1,082	- 706
Oral Cancer	49	332	38	544	- 212
Tetanus	50	332	68	8	+ 324
Syphilis	51	320	67	15	+ 304
Skin Disease	52	306	66	18	+ 288
Hepatitis B	53	303	63	30	+ 274
Skin Cancers	54	216	37	553	- 337
Uterin Cancer	55	211	47	309	- 99
Ovary Cancer	56	182	36	563	- 380
Encephalitis	57	181	61	37	+ 144
Alcohol	58	181	62	34	+ 146
Lung Cancers	59	141	11	3,900	- 3,759
Appendicitis	60	96	56	98	- 2
Bladder Cancer	61	92	45	365	- 272
Ascariasis	62	85	70	5	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	63	42	18	2,167	- 2,126
Upper Respiratory	64	37	74	1	+ 35
Hepatitis C	65	36	65	21	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	60	51	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	52	180	- 156
Diphtheria	68	22	78	0	+ 22
War	69	5	51	185	- 180
Chlamydia	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Benin

Venezuela

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.