VIET NAM VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	73,432	7	27,836	+ 45,595
Malaria	2	50,638	67	14	+ 50,624
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	49,150	29	4,390	+ 44,761
Stroke	4	42,130	1	159,032	- 116,903
Coronary Heart Disease	5	38,838	2	91,939	- 53,101
Low Birth Weight	6	35,315	19	7,132	+ 28,184
Birth Trauma	7	28,422	32	2,340	+ 26,082
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,755	5	29,475	- 6,721
Liver Disease	9	17,606	10	23,900	- 6,294
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,297	21	7,064	+ 9,233
HIV/AIDS	11	16,282	27	4,993	+ 11,289
Meningitis	12	14,152	51	624	+ 13,528
Kidney Disease	13	13,878	8	25,251	- 11,373
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,757	4	33,860	- 20,104
Other Injuries	15	11,025	23	5,539	+ 5,486
Endocrine Disorders	16	10,462	34	2,082	+ 8,379
Lung Disease	17	8,776	3	35,875	- 27,099
Pertussis	18	8,402	50	705	+ 7,697
Hypertension	19	7,833	12	19,880	- 12,047
Maternal Conditions	20	7,476	49	773	+ 6,703
Malnutrition	21	6,676	63	120	+ 6,556
Suicide	22	6,633	18	7,249	- 616
Tuberculosis	23	6,611	15	9,446	- 2,834
Asthma	24	6,409	17	8,150	- 1,741
Prostate Cancer	25	6,239	35	1,911	+ 4,327
Measles	26	5,669	37	1,780	+ 3,889
Breast Cancer	27	5,643	22	6,187	- 544
Violence	28	5,225	36	1,785	+ 3,440
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,146	6	29,307	- 24,161
Cervical Cancer	30	4,811	31	2,391	+ 2,420
Drownings	31	4,103	26	5,097	- 994
Falls	32	3,906	13	15,427	- 11,521
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,290	24	5,357	- 2,067
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,183	43	957	+ 2,227
Fires	35	3,100	52	595	+ 2,506
Lymphomas	36	2,782	30	2,964	- 182
Epilepsy	37	2,656	53	583	+ 2,073
Stomach Cancer	38	2,596	14	15,134	- 12,538
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,345	33	2,265	+ 81
Liver Cancer	40	2,316	9	24,995	- 22,679
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	2,240	16	8,258	- 6,019
Poisonings	42	2,211	48	832	+ 1,379
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,522	25	5,338	- 3,816
Drug Use	44	1,419	41	1,366	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,418	38	1,708	- 291
Leukemia	46	1,407	28	4,899	- 3,492
Schistosomiasis	47	1,317	77	0	+ 1,317
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,274	44	929	+ 344
Oral Cancer	49	1,125	20	7,088	- 5,963
Tetanus	50	1,123	58	286	+ 837
Syphilis	51	1,082	56	328	+ 753
Skin Disease	52	1,034	40	1,515	- 481
Hepatitis B	53	1,027	55	379	+ 648
Skin Cancers	54	731	54	467	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	55	713	42	1,159	- 446
Ovary Cancer	56	617	47	864	- 247
Encephalitis	57	613	39	1,558	- 945
Alcohol	58	611	46	867	- 255
Lung Cancers	59	478	11	21,294	- 20,816
Appendicitis	60	325	60	201	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	61	312	45	896	- 584
Ascariasis	62	289	68	9	+ 280
Other Neoplasms	63	141	57	325	- 184
Upper Respiratory	64	124	66	34	+ 90
Hepatitis C	65	122	64	78	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	66	112	61	135	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	83	59	224	- 141
Diphtheria	68	74	69	3	+ 71
War	69	17	65	34	- 17
Chlamydia	70	12	70	1	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Benin

Viet Nam

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.