ZIMBABWE VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,908	2	10,779	+ 1,129
Malaria	2	8,212	15	2,003	+ 6,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,970	6	4,595	+ 3,376
Stroke	4	6,832	5	5,126	+ 1,706
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,298	3	8,493	- 2,195
Low Birth Weight	6	5,727	7	4,038	+ 1,689
Birth Trauma	7	4,609	8	3,405	+ 1,204
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,690	4	6,037	- 2,347
Liver Disease	9	2,855	17	1,941	+ 914
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,643	11	2,217	+ 425
HIV/AIDS	11	2,640	1	19,988	- 17,348
Meningitis	12	2,295	22	1,325	+ 970
Kidney Disease	13	2,251	12	2,214	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,231	9	3,344	- 1,113
Other Injuries	15	1,788	20	1,656	+ 132
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,697	34	553	+ 1,143
Lung Disease	17	1,423	23	1,163	+ 260
Pertussis	18	1,363	42	419	+ 944
Hypertension	19	1,270	24	1,146	+ 124
Maternal Conditions	20	1,212	19	1,749	- 537
Malnutrition	21	1,083	10	2,396	- 1,313
Suicide	22	1,076	13	2,069	- 993
Tuberculosis	23	1,072	16	1,999	- 927
Asthma	24	1,039	21	1,531	- 491
Prostate Cancer	25	1,012	32	628	+ 384
Measles	26	919	63	30	+ 889
Breast Cancer	27	915	28	839	+ 76
Violence	28	847	18	1,916	- 1,069
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	834	31	768	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	30	780	14	2,023	- 1,243
Drownings	31	665	27	956	- 290
Falls	32	633	41	465	+ 169
Inflammatory/Heart	33	533	25	1,047	- 514
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	516	35	548	- 32
Fires	35	503	30	793	- 290
Lymphomas	36	451	26	960	- 509
Epilepsy	37	431	39	508	- 77
Stomach Cancer	38	421	33	559	- 138
Oesophagus Cancer	39	380	29	801	- 421
Liver Cancer	40	376	38	510	- 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	363	40	505	- 142
Poisonings	42	359	37	515	- 157
Parkinson's Disease	43	247	46	226	+ 21
Drug Use	44	230	48	213	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	230	36	542	- 312
Leukemia	46	228	45	244	- 15
Schistosomiasis	47	214	53	172	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	48	207	47	217	- 10
Oral Cancer	49	182	49	208	- 25
Tetanus	50	182	57	102	+ 80
Syphilis	51	175	55	124	+ 51
Skin Disease	52	168	52	173	- 5
Hepatitis B	53	167	60	57	+ 110
Skin Cancers	54	119	44	264	- 145
Uterin Cancer	55	116	50	182	- 66
Ovary Cancer	56	100	51	173	- 73
Encephalitis	57	99	56	117	- 18
Alcohol	58	99	61	48	+ 51
Lung Cancers	59	77	43	286	- 208
Appendicitis	60	53	58	66	- 14
Bladder Cancer	61	51	54	125	- 74
Ascariasis	62	47	70	2	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	63	23	62	37	- 14
Upper Respiratory	64	20	59	65	- 45
Hepatitis C	65	20	66	14	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	67	14	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	13	64	26	- 13
Diphtheria	68	12	72	2	+ 10
War	69	3	65	26	- 23
Chlamydia	70	2	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Benin

Zimbabwe

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.