BENIN VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,881	5	5,397	+ 37,484
Stroke	2	10,849	4	5,855	+ 4,994
Lung Cancers	3	7,379	59	66	+ 7,313
Lung Disease	4	5,662	17	1,220	+ 4,442
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,578	1	10,205	- 4,626
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,414	14	1,912	+ 3,503
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,367	29	715	+ 4,652
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,312	41	311	+ 5,001
Hypertension	9	3,398	19	1,088	+ 2,310
Other Injuries	10	3,212	15	1,532	+ 1,680
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,135	48	177	+ 2,958
Liver Disease	12	2,956	9	2,447	+ 509
Breast Cancer	13	2,657	27	784	+ 1,873
Kidney Disease	14	2,326	13	1,929	+ 398
Prostate Cancer	15	2,169	25	867	+ 1,302
Suicide	16	1,765	22	922	+ 843
Lymphomas	17	1,641	36	387	+ 1,255
Stomach Cancer	18	1,479	38	361	+ 1,118
Leukemia	19	1,476	46	196	+ 1,280
Bladder Cancer	20	1,439	61	43	+ 1,396
Oral Cancer	21	1,290	49	156	+ 1,133
Liver Cancer	22	1,257	40	322	+ 935
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,071	16	1,454	- 383
Falls	24	993	32	543	+ 451
Inflammatory/Heart	25	955	33	457	+ 498
Other Neoplasms	26	931	63	20	+ 911
Skin Cancers	27	875	54	102	+ 774
Oesophagus Cancer	28	873	39	326	+ 547
Road Traffic Accidents	29	862	8	3,162	- 2,300
Ovary Cancer	30	839	56	86	+ 753
Parkinson's Disease	31	685	43	212	+ 474
Alcohol	32	626	58	85	+ 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	588	34	442	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	34	583	55	99	+ 484
Cervical Cancer	35	469	30	669	- 200
Malnutrition	36	405	21	928	- 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	376	45	197	+ 179
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	346	3	6,830	- 6,484
Epilepsy	39	333	37	369	- 36
Skin Disease	40	275	52	144	+ 131
Asthma	41	254	24	891	- 637
Congenital Anomalies	42	251	10	2,265	- 2,014
Drownings	43	206	31	570	- 364
Drug Use	44	200	44	197	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	45	159	66	16	+ 144
Low Birth Weight	46	128	6	4,908	- 4,780
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	105	67	11	+ 93
Violence	48	90	28	726	- 636
Fires	49	73	35	431	- 358
Poisonings	50	54	42	307	- 253
Upper Respiratory	51	38	64	17	+ 21
Birth Trauma	52	37	7	3,950	- 3,913
Meningitis	53	34	12	1,967	- 1,933
Tuberculosis	54	31	23	919	- 887
Anemia	55	31	83	0	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	30	84	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	57	26	60	45	- 19
Hepatitis C	58	24	65	17	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	59	11	11	2,263	- 2,252
Syphilis	60	6	51	150	- 145
Maternal Conditions	61	5	20	1,039	- 1,034
Oral conditions	62	4	86	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	2	53	143	- 140
Encephalitis	64	1	57	85	- 84
War	65	1	69	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	69	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	70	0	26	788	- 788
Tetanus	71	0	50	156	- 156
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Czech Republic

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.