BENIN VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,367	5	5,397	+ 1,969
Stroke	2	4,534	4	5,855	- 1,321
Kidney Disease	3	4,137	13	1,929	+ 2,208
Lung Disease	4	2,921	17	1,220	+ 1,701
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,661	14	1,912	+ 749
Hypertension	6	2,409	19	1,088	+ 1,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,332	1	10,205	- 7,872
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,284	29	715	+ 1,569
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,082	8	3,162	- 1,080
Stomach Cancer	10	1,844	38	361	+ 1,483
Violence	11	1,773	28	726	+ 1,047
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,732	41	311	+ 1,421
Other Injuries	13	1,593	15	1,532	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	14	1,251	25	867	+ 384
Suicide	15	1,135	22	922	+ 214
Breast Cancer	16	1,072	27	784	+ 288
Liver Cancer	17	1,066	40	322	+ 744
Liver Disease	18	1,032	9	2,447	- 1,415
Lymphomas	19	993	36	387	+ 606
Lung Cancers	20	959	59	66	+ 892
Congenital Anomalies	21	880	10	2,265	- 1,385
Pancreas Cancer	22	819	48	177	+ 642
Other Neoplasms	23	741	63	20	+ 722
Leukemia	24	730	46	196	+ 535
HIV/AIDS	25	536	11	2,263	- 1,727
Inflammatory/Heart	26	534	33	457	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	27	512	16	1,454	- 942
Low Birth Weight	28	497	6	4,908	- 4,411
Cervical Cancer	29	444	30	669	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	30	385	43	212	+ 174
Skin Cancers	31	382	54	102	+ 280
Skin Disease	32	352	52	144	+ 208
Alcohol	33	352	58	85	+ 267
Epilepsy	34	324	37	369	- 45
Falls	35	324	32	543	- 219
Bladder Cancer	36	278	61	43	+ 235
Drownings	37	270	31	570	- 300
Oral Cancer	38	268	49	156	+ 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	244	3	6,830	- 6,587
Ovary Cancer	40	224	56	86	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	41	224	55	99	+ 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	205	34	442	- 237
Drug Use	43	176	44	197	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	44	170	39	326	- 156
Asthma	45	169	24	891	- 722
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	154	67	11	+ 142
Birth Trauma	47	134	7	3,950	- 3,816
Malnutrition	48	103	21	928	- 825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	90	45	197	- 107
Tuberculosis	50	88	23	919	- 831
Anemia	51	69	83	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	52	60	60	45	+ 15
Schizophrenia	53	58	80	0	+ 58
Meningitis	54	50	12	1,967	- 1,917
Maternal Conditions	55	47	20	1,039	- 992
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	37	84	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	57	30	66	16	+ 14
Fires	58	28	35	431	- 402
Hepatitis B	59	19	53	143	- 123
Poisonings	60	15	42	307	- 292
Osteoarthritis	61	14	85	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	62	8	64	17	- 9
Encephalitis	63	7	57	85	- 78
Hepatitis C	64	3	65	17	- 14
Syphilis	65	3	51	150	- 147
Oral conditions	66	3	86	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	75	0	+ 3
War	68	2	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	62	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	74	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	75	0	26	788	- 788
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Costa Rica

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.