BENIN VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,881	1	10,205	+ 7,676
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,424	3	6,830	+ 4,594
Malaria	3	6,643	2	7,037	- 394
Birth Trauma	4	6,399	7	3,950	+ 2,450
Low Birth Weight	5	5,409	6	4,908	+ 502
Stroke	6	4,663	4	5,855	- 1,192
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,341	5	5,397	- 1,056
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,980	8	3,162	+ 818
Meningitis	9	3,697	12	1,967	+ 1,731
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,867	10	2,265	+ 602
Maternal Conditions	11	2,827	20	1,039	+ 1,788
Tuberculosis	12	2,694	23	919	+ 1,775
HIV/AIDS	13	2,477	11	2,263	+ 215
Liver Disease	14	2,362	9	2,447	- 84
Other Injuries	15	2,051	15	1,532	+ 518
Pertussis	16	1,923	18	1,168	+ 755
Measles	17	1,826	26	788	+ 1,038
Malnutrition	18	1,655	21	928	+ 727
Kidney Disease	19	1,457	13	1,929	- 472
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,447	14	1,912	- 465
Violence	21	1,101	28	726	+ 374
Lung Disease	22	1,100	17	1,220	- 119
Hypertension	23	968	19	1,088	- 120
Asthma	24	965	24	891	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	25	890	16	1,454	- 564
Drownings	26	818	31	570	+ 248
Suicide	27	791	22	922	- 131
Breast Cancer	28	779	27	784	- 5
Fires	29	556	35	431	+ 125
Syphilis	30	553	51	150	+ 403
Tetanus	31	526	50	156	+ 370
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	511	29	715	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	501	34	442	+ 58
Falls	34	495	32	543	- 48
Cervical Cancer	35	488	30	669	- 181
Poisonings	36	426	42	307	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	37	360	33	457	- 97
Epilepsy	38	345	37	369	- 24
Lymphomas	39	300	36	387	- 87
Liver Cancer	40	298	40	322	- 24
Prostate Cancer	41	262	25	867	- 605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	257	41	311	- 54
Oral Cancer	43	226	49	156	+ 70
War	44	221	69	2	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	220	45	197	+ 23
Leukemia	46	214	46	196	+ 18
Hepatitis B	47	205	53	143	+ 63
Drug Use	48	178	44	197	- 19
Ovary Cancer	49	169	56	86	+ 84
Parkinson's Disease	50	157	43	212	- 54
Stomach Cancer	51	144	38	361	- 217
Schistosomiasis	52	143	47	183	- 40
Skin Disease	53	110	52	144	- 34
Skin Cancers	54	105	54	102	+ 4
Diphtheria	55	102	68	10	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	56	93	39	326	- 233
Encephalitis	57	93	57	85	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	58	84	48	177	- 93
Lung Cancers	59	77	59	66	+ 11
Alcohol	60	70	58	85	- 15
Bladder Cancer	61	63	61	43	+ 20
Appendicitis	62	58	60	45	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	55	62	40	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	64	46	79	0	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	65	43	55	99	- 56
Upper Respiratory	66	27	64	17	+ 10
Hepatitis C	67	24	65	17	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	68	14	63	20	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	66	16	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	70	10	78	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	10	67	11	- 2
Chlamydia	72	1	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Chad

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.