BENIN VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,045	11	2,263	+ 12,783
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,469	1	10,205	- 2,735
Malaria	3	5,463	2	7,037	- 1,574
Low Birth Weight	4	3,739	6	4,908	- 1,169
Birth Trauma	5	3,608	7	3,950	- 342
Stroke	6	3,577	4	5,855	- 2,277
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,428	5	5,397	- 1,969
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,016	8	3,162	- 147
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,855	3	6,830	- 3,975
Tuberculosis	10	2,626	23	919	+ 1,707
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,448	14	1,912	+ 537
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,040	10	2,265	- 225
Liver Disease	13	1,631	9	2,447	- 816
Kidney Disease	14	1,624	13	1,929	- 305
Measles	15	1,481	26	788	+ 694
Hypertension	16	1,351	19	1,088	+ 263
Maternal Conditions	17	1,135	20	1,039	+ 96
Syphilis	18	1,095	51	150	+ 945
Meningitis	19	1,040	12	1,967	- 927
Lung Disease	20	986	17	1,220	- 234
Pertussis	21	892	18	1,168	- 275
Suicide	22	877	22	922	- 45
Other Injuries	23	860	15	1,532	- 672
Breast Cancer	24	690	27	784	- 94
Endocrine Disorders	25	598	16	1,454	- 856
Asthma	26	534	24	891	- 357
Inflammatory/Heart	27	516	33	457	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	28	459	30	669	- 210
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	454	29	715	- 261
Drug Use	30	412	44	197	+ 214
Malnutrition	31	394	21	928	- 534
Falls	32	374	32	543	- 169
Violence	33	366	28	726	- 360
Liver Cancer	34	352	40	322	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	35	350	25	867	- 517
Drownings	36	323	31	570	- 247
Oral Cancer	37	282	49	156	+ 126
Epilepsy	38	264	37	369	- 105
Fires	39	247	35	431	- 184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	234	41	311	- 77
Lung Cancers	41	219	59	66	+ 152
Tetanus	42	191	50	156	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	179	34	442	- 263
Poisonings	44	172	42	307	- 135
Lymphomas	45	158	36	387	- 228
Parkinson's Disease	46	144	43	212	- 68
Trypanosomiasis	47	135	78	0	+ 135
Skin Cancers	48	132	54	102	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	49	128	38	361	- 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	116	45	197	- 81
Skin Disease	51	106	52	144	- 37
Ovary Cancer	52	105	56	86	+ 19
Alcohol	53	97	58	85	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	54	97	39	326	- 229
Pancreas Cancer	55	93	48	177	- 84
Bladder Cancer	56	70	61	43	+ 26
Encephalitis	57	63	57	85	- 22
Uterin Cancer	58	63	55	99	- 36
Appendicitis	59	45	60	45	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	60	35	47	183	- 148
Leukemia	61	31	46	196	- 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	67	11	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	63	26	63	20	+ 6
Diphtheria	64	25	68	10	+ 15
Hepatitis B	65	25	53	143	- 118
Upper Respiratory	66	14	64	17	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	66	16	- 4
Chlamydia	68	4	70	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	65	17	- 15
Ascariasis	70	2	62	40	- 38
War	71	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Equ. Guinea

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.