BENIN VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,366	1	10,205	- 838
Tuberculosis	2	5,573	23	919	+ 4,654
Measles	3	5,381	26	788	+ 4,593
Malaria	4	5,325	2	7,037	- 1,712
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,260	3	6,830	- 1,570
Stroke	6	4,661	4	5,855	- 1,194
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,421	5	5,397	- 976
Low Birth Weight	8	4,415	6	4,908	- 493
Birth Trauma	9	4,212	7	3,950	+ 263
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,853	8	3,162	+ 691
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,070	10	2,265	- 194
Hypertension	12	2,005	19	1,088	+ 916
Liver Disease	13	1,916	9	2,447	- 531
Lung Disease	14	1,723	17	1,220	+ 503
HIV/AIDS	15	1,692	11	2,263	- 571
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,643	14	1,912	- 269
Meningitis	17	1,473	12	1,967	- 493
Violence	18	1,416	28	726	+ 690
Maternal Conditions	19	1,339	20	1,039	+ 300
Kidney Disease	20	1,156	13	1,929	- 773
Malnutrition	21	1,135	21	928	+ 207
Other Injuries	22	1,053	15	1,532	- 479
Pertussis	23	1,009	18	1,168	- 159
Asthma	24	985	24	891	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	25	940	16	1,454	- 514
Suicide	26	740	22	922	- 182
Cervical Cancer	27	614	30	669	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	579	29	715	- 136
Inflammatory/Heart	29	515	33	457	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	30	503	25	867	- 364
Liver Cancer	31	489	40	322	+ 167
Syphilis	32	478	51	150	+ 327
Falls	33	444	32	543	- 99
Drownings	34	440	31	570	- 130
Breast Cancer	35	435	27	784	- 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	378	41	311	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	37	328	38	361	- 32
Lymphomas	38	262	36	387	- 124
Fires	39	256	35	431	- 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	245	34	442	- 198
Leukemia	41	238	46	196	+ 43
Poisonings	42	220	42	307	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	220	45	197	+ 23
Epilepsy	44	220	37	369	- 149
War	45	211	69	2	+ 209
Tetanus	46	148	50	156	- 8
Lung Cancers	47	147	59	66	+ 81
Schistosomiasis	48	136	47	183	- 47
Parkinson's Disease	49	132	43	212	- 80
Pancreas Cancer	50	129	48	177	- 48
Oral Cancer	51	128	49	156	- 29
Leishmaniasis	52	111	79	0	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	53	101	39	326	- 225
Skin Disease	54	99	52	144	- 44
Skin Cancers	55	97	54	102	- 4
Appendicitis	56	90	60	45	+ 44
Encephalitis	57	87	57	85	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	84	56	86	- 2
Drug Use	59	81	44	197	- 116
Alcohol	60	81	58	85	- 4
Hepatitis B	61	58	53	143	- 85
Upper Respiratory	62	47	64	17	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	63	45	55	99	- 54
Trypanosomiasis	64	44	78	0	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	65	34	61	43	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	28	67	11	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	67	11	63	20	- 8
Ascariasis	68	10	62	40	- 30
Hepatitis C	69	9	65	17	- 8
Diphtheria	70	6	68	10	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	6	66	16	- 10
Otitis Media	72	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

DR Congo

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.