BENIN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,606	1	10,205	+ 3,401
Tuberculosis	2	12,233	23	919	+ 11,315
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,182	3	6,830	+ 5,351
HIV/AIDS	4	9,760	11	2,263	+ 7,497
Stroke	5	8,541	4	5,855	+ 2,686
Malaria	6	8,529	2	7,037	+ 1,492
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,542	5	5,397	+ 2,145
Low Birth Weight	8	5,794	6	4,908	+ 886
Birth Trauma	9	5,700	7	3,950	+ 1,750
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,655	8	3,162	+ 1,493
Measles	11	4,227	26	788	+ 3,439
Hypertension	12	3,257	19	1,088	+ 2,168
Maternal Conditions	13	3,054	20	1,039	+ 2,015
Liver Disease	14	3,000	9	2,447	+ 553
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,968	14	1,912	+ 1,057
Meningitis	16	2,639	12	1,967	+ 672
Violence	17	2,623	28	726	+ 1,897
Lung Disease	18	2,487	17	1,220	+ 1,267
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,017	10	2,265	- 248
Asthma	20	1,979	24	891	+ 1,088
Kidney Disease	21	1,847	13	1,929	- 82
Malnutrition	22	1,796	21	928	+ 869
Other Injuries	23	1,614	15	1,532	+ 82
Suicide	24	1,521	22	922	+ 600
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,100	16	1,454	- 354
Breast Cancer	26	895	27	784	+ 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	825	34	442	+ 382
War	28	815	69	2	+ 813
Tetanus	29	729	50	156	+ 573
Inflammatory/Heart	30	702	33	457	+ 245
Pertussis	31	690	18	1,168	- 478
Cervical Cancer	32	598	30	669	- 70
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	530	29	715	- 185
Drownings	34	526	31	570	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	504	45	197	+ 307
Falls	36	471	32	543	- 71
Schistosomiasis	37	440	47	183	+ 257
Prostate Cancer	38	407	25	867	- 460
Fires	39	369	35	431	- 62
Poisonings	40	348	42	307	+ 41
Syphilis	41	312	51	150	+ 162
Lymphomas	42	309	36	387	- 77
Epilepsy	43	309	37	369	- 60
Liver Cancer	44	303	40	322	- 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	303	41	311	- 8
Oral Cancer	46	237	49	156	+ 80
Leukemia	47	229	46	196	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	48	175	43	212	- 37
Stomach Cancer	49	170	38	361	- 190
Ovary Cancer	50	166	56	86	+ 81
Appendicitis	51	161	60	45	+ 116
Alcohol	52	161	58	85	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	53	125	39	326	- 201
Skin Disease	54	125	52	144	- 19
Lung Cancers	55	122	59	66	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	56	118	79	0	+ 118
Drug Use	57	114	44	197	- 83
Skin Cancers	58	111	54	102	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	59	103	78	0	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	60	95	48	177	- 82
Hepatitis B	61	86	53	143	- 57
Encephalitis	62	73	57	85	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	63	64	17	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	64	61	61	43	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	65	51	55	99	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	39	67	11	+ 28
Diphtheria	67	28	68	10	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	16	71	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	69	15	65	17	- 2
Other Neoplasms	70	13	63	20	- 7
Ascariasis	71	12	62	40	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	72	10	66	16	- 6
Chlamydia	73	5	70	2	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Central Africa

Benin

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.