ZAMBIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,441	2	9,517	+ 4,925
Malaria	2	9,959	4	7,882	+ 2,077
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,666	5	6,275	+ 3,391
Stroke	4	8,285	3	7,948	+ 337
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,638	10	4,432	+ 3,206
Low Birth Weight	6	6,945	8	4,857	+ 2,088
Birth Trauma	7	5,590	7	5,062	+ 528
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,475	11	3,654	+ 821
Liver Disease	9	3,463	9	4,501	- 1,038
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,205	12	3,146	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	11	3,202	1	17,234	- 14,032
Meningitis	12	2,783	16	1,976	+ 807
Kidney Disease	13	2,729	18	1,760	+ 969
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,705	14	2,395	+ 310
Other Injuries	15	2,168	19	1,729	+ 440
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,057	37	354	+ 1,704
Lung Disease	17	1,726	21	1,273	+ 453
Pertussis	18	1,652	25	743	+ 910
Hypertension	19	1,540	13	2,616	- 1,076
Maternal Conditions	20	1,470	22	1,188	+ 282
Malnutrition	21	1,313	15	2,303	- 990
Suicide	22	1,304	20	1,303	+ 2
Tuberculosis	23	1,300	6	5,941	- 4,641
Asthma	24	1,260	26	741	+ 520
Prostate Cancer	25	1,227	30	561	+ 665
Measles	26	1,115	61	48	+ 1,067
Breast Cancer	27	1,110	35	366	+ 744
Violence	28	1,028	23	1,153	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,012	29	590	+ 422
Cervical Cancer	30	946	17	1,799	- 852
Drownings	31	807	27	689	+ 118
Falls	32	768	28	596	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	33	647	33	501	+ 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	626	40	246	+ 381
Fires	35	610	32	546	+ 63
Lymphomas	36	547	31	548	- 1
Epilepsy	37	522	38	332	+ 190
Stomach Cancer	38	511	42	206	+ 304
Oesophagus Cancer	39	461	36	359	+ 103
Liver Cancer	40	455	46	177	+ 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	440	43	203	+ 238
Poisonings	42	435	34	456	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	43	299	47	164	+ 135
Drug Use	44	279	53	122	+ 157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	279	45	190	+ 89
Leukemia	46	277	39	261	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	47	259	51	128	+ 131
Pancreas Cancer	48	251	62	42	+ 208
Oral Cancer	49	221	48	155	+ 66
Tetanus	50	221	44	190	+ 31
Syphilis	51	213	24	885	- 672
Skin Disease	52	203	52	126	+ 78
Hepatitis B	53	202	55	104	+ 98
Skin Cancers	54	144	54	108	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	55	140	64	30	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	56	121	57	82	+ 39
Encephalitis	57	121	59	70	+ 51
Alcohol	58	120	49	140	- 20
Lung Cancers	59	94	41	226	- 132
Appendicitis	60	64	56	84	- 20
Bladder Cancer	61	61	50	132	- 70
Ascariasis	62	57	68	9	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	63	28	65	20	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	24	60	68	- 43
Hepatitis C	65	24	66	18	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	67	13	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	16	63	30	- 14
Diphtheria	68	15	73	3	+ 12
War	69	3	69	6	- 3
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
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	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 ZAMBIA

Benin

Zambia

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.