BENIN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,363	5	5,397	+ 14,966
Stroke	2	10,711	4	5,855	+ 4,856
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,426	8	3,162	+ 6,264
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,753	14	1,912	+ 1,842
Liver Disease	5	3,642	9	2,447	+ 1,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,063	1	10,205	- 7,141
Kidney Disease	7	2,882	13	1,929	+ 953
HIV/AIDS	8	2,624	11	2,263	+ 361
Violence	9	2,604	28	726	+ 1,878
Hypertension	10	2,574	19	1,088	+ 1,485
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,456	29	715	+ 1,741
Prostate Cancer	12	2,248	25	867	+ 1,381
Low Birth Weight	13	2,082	6	4,908	- 2,825
Breast Cancer	14	1,984	27	784	+ 1,200
Lung Disease	15	1,848	17	1,220	+ 629
Lung Cancers	16	1,690	59	66	+ 1,623
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,411	10	2,265	- 854
Birth Trauma	18	1,243	7	3,950	- 2,707
Other Injuries	19	1,210	15	1,532	- 323
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,156	41	311	+ 845
Liver Cancer	21	902	40	322	+ 581
Endocrine Disorders	22	819	16	1,454	- 635
Cervical Cancer	23	761	30	669	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	24	744	38	361	+ 383
Suicide	25	720	22	922	- 202
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	685	3	6,830	- 6,145
Pancreas Cancer	27	619	48	177	+ 442
Parkinson's Disease	28	607	43	212	+ 395
Asthma	29	599	24	891	- 291
Falls	30	591	32	543	+ 48
Oral Cancer	31	589	49	156	+ 433
Leukemia	32	555	46	196	+ 360
Lymphomas	33	508	36	387	+ 122
Malnutrition	34	505	21	928	- 423
Inflammatory/Heart	35	423	33	457	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	401	34	442	- 42
Drownings	37	337	31	570	- 233
Tuberculosis	38	329	23	919	- 590
Maternal Conditions	39	275	20	1,039	- 764
Oesophagus Cancer	40	272	39	326	- 54
Skin Cancers	41	234	54	102	+ 132
Epilepsy	42	215	37	369	- 154
Drug Use	43	212	44	197	+ 15
Fires	44	189	35	431	- 242
Meningitis	45	182	12	1,967	- 1,785
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	167	45	197	- 30
Pertussis	47	164	18	1,168	- 1,004
Alcohol	48	164	58	85	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	49	125	61	43	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	50	121	56	86	+ 35
Syphilis	51	96	51	150	- 55
Appendicitis	52	91	60	45	+ 45
Skin Disease	53	68	52	144	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	66	67	11	+ 54
Poisonings	55	63	42	307	- 244
Encephalitis	56	60	57	85	- 25
Uterin Cancer	57	59	55	99	- 41
Other Neoplasms	58	48	63	20	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	59	30	47	183	- 153
Hepatitis C	60	23	65	17	+ 6
Tetanus	61	23	50	156	- 133
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	66	16	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	15	53	143	- 128
Dengue	64	6	72	0	+ 6
Malaria	65	5	2	7,037	- 7,032
Chlamydia	66	2	70	2	+ 0
War	67	2	69	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	17	- 16
Diphtheria	69	1	68	10	- 9
Ascariasis	70	1	62	40	- 39
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	26	788	- 788
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
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

Dominican Rep.

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.