BENIN VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,706	1	10,205	- 499
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,931	3	6,830	- 899
Stroke	3	5,807	4	5,855	- 48
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,692	5	5,397	+ 295
Low Birth Weight	5	5,361	6	4,908	+ 453
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,692	8	3,162	+ 530
Birth Trauma	7	3,442	7	3,950	- 508
Liver Disease	8	2,607	9	2,447	+ 160
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,225	14	1,912	+ 313
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,134	10	2,265	- 131
Meningitis	11	1,886	12	1,967	- 81
Hypertension	12	1,879	19	1,088	+ 790
Cervical Cancer	13	1,706	30	669	+ 1,037
Kidney Disease	14	1,655	13	1,929	- 274
Malnutrition	15	1,565	21	928	+ 638
Other Injuries	16	1,473	15	1,532	- 60
Lung Disease	17	1,363	17	1,220	+ 144
Pertussis	18	1,306	18	1,168	+ 139
Tuberculosis	19	1,288	23	919	+ 369
Violence	20	1,032	28	726	+ 306
Asthma	21	798	24	891	- 92
Maternal Conditions	22	766	20	1,039	- 272
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	758	29	715	+ 43
Suicide	24	748	22	922	- 174
Drownings	25	567	31	570	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	26	549	39	326	+ 223
Prostate Cancer	27	536	25	867	- 331
Liver Cancer	28	475	40	322	+ 153
Malaria	29	473	2	7,037	- 6,564
Fires	30	441	35	431	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	31	429	33	457	- 28
Falls	32	428	32	543	- 115
Breast Cancer	33	369	27	784	- 416
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	343	34	442	- 99
Poisonings	35	328	42	307	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	36	318	16	1,454	- 1,136
Lymphomas	37	315	36	387	- 72
Syphilis	38	312	51	150	+ 162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	305	41	311	- 7
Epilepsy	40	283	37	369	- 86
Oral Cancer	41	252	49	156	+ 96
Skin Cancers	42	203	54	102	+ 101
Tetanus	43	194	50	156	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	44	187	43	212	- 24
Stomach Cancer	45	184	38	361	- 177
Bladder Cancer	46	168	61	43	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	166	45	197	- 31
Skin Disease	48	151	52	144	+ 7
Drug Use	49	109	44	197	- 88
Appendicitis	50	96	60	45	+ 51
Alcohol	51	94	58	85	+ 9
Hepatitis B	52	84	53	143	- 59
Upper Respiratory	53	69	64	17	+ 51
Encephalitis	54	68	57	85	- 17
Uterin Cancer	55	51	55	99	- 48
Ovary Cancer	56	51	56	86	- 35
Leukemia	57	50	46	196	- 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	27	67	11	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	59	18	63	20	- 2
Lung Cancers	60	17	59	66	- 50
Hepatitis C	61	16	65	17	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	66	16	- 4
Ascariasis	63	6	62	40	- 34
Otitis Media	64	5	71	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	65	4	68	10	- 6
Chlamydia	66	4	70	2	+ 2
War	67	2	69	2	- 1
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
HIV/AIDS	76	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	26	788	- 788
Depression	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	48	177	- 177
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Comoros

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.