BENIN VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,430	1	10,205	- 2,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,500	3	6,830	- 1,331
Stroke	3	4,880	4	5,855	- 975
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,529	5	5,397	- 868
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,913	8	3,162	+ 751
Birth Trauma	6	3,856	7	3,950	- 93
Low Birth Weight	7	3,474	6	4,908	- 1,434
Liver Disease	8	3,381	9	2,447	+ 934
Tuberculosis	9	2,660	23	919	+ 1,741
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,016	14	1,912	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,939	10	2,265	- 326
Hypertension	12	1,670	19	1,088	+ 581
Kidney Disease	13	1,500	13	1,929	- 428
Meningitis	14	1,490	12	1,967	- 477
Lung Disease	15	1,472	17	1,220	+ 252
Other Injuries	16	1,455	15	1,532	- 77
HIV/AIDS	17	1,422	11	2,263	- 841
Maternal Conditions	18	1,102	20	1,039	+ 63
Malnutrition	19	1,071	21	928	+ 144
Breast Cancer	20	1,052	27	784	+ 268
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,024	29	715	+ 309
Violence	22	1,001	28	726	+ 275
Pertussis	23	855	18	1,168	- 313
Measles	24	784	26	788	- 4
Suicide	25	748	22	922	- 174
Malaria	26	697	2	7,037	- 6,340
Cervical Cancer	27	622	30	669	- 46
Falls	28	559	32	543	+ 16
Asthma	29	556	24	891	- 335
Leukemia	30	523	46	196	+ 328
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	465	41	311	+ 154
Poisonings	32	455	42	307	+ 147
Lymphomas	33	445	36	387	+ 58
Fires	34	403	35	431	- 27
Drownings	35	388	31	570	- 182
Ovary Cancer	36	300	56	86	+ 215
Tetanus	37	273	50	156	+ 117
Lung Cancers	38	273	59	66	+ 207
Inflammatory/Heart	39	269	33	457	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	40	228	39	326	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	218	34	442	- 224
Liver Cancer	42	214	40	322	- 107
Syphilis	43	211	51	150	+ 60
Epilepsy	44	201	37	369	- 168
Endocrine Disorders	45	201	16	1,454	- 1,253
Parkinson's Disease	46	196	43	212	- 16
Stomach Cancer	47	188	38	361	- 173
Oral Cancer	48	183	49	156	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	166	45	197	- 31
Prostate Cancer	50	154	25	867	- 713
Bladder Cancer	51	134	61	43	+ 91
Skin Cancers	52	125	54	102	+ 23
Skin Disease	53	112	52	144	- 32
Schistosomiasis	54	104	47	183	- 79
Alcohol	55	93	58	85	+ 8
Hepatitis B	56	92	53	143	- 51
Upper Respiratory	57	88	64	17	+ 71
Appendicitis	58	84	60	45	+ 39
Leishmaniasis	59	72	79	0	+ 72
Drug Use	60	64	44	197	- 134
Pancreas Cancer	61	60	48	177	- 117
Uterin Cancer	62	52	55	99	- 47
Encephalitis	63	48	57	85	- 37
War	64	35	69	2	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	27	67	11	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	18	63	20	- 1
Diphtheria	67	18	68	10	+ 8
Ascariasis	68	16	62	40	- 24
Hepatitis C	69	14	65	17	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	70	8	66	16	- 8
Otitis Media	71	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	3	70	2	+ 1
Dengue	73	3	72	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Ethiopia

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.