BENIN VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,961	11	2,263	+ 7,698
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,578	1	10,205	- 627
Tuberculosis	3	9,558	23	919	+ 8,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	6,292	3	6,830	- 538
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,251	5	5,397	+ 854
Stroke	6	5,715	4	5,855	- 140
Birth Trauma	7	5,445	7	3,950	+ 1,495
Low Birth Weight	8	4,856	6	4,908	- 52
Malaria	9	4,714	2	7,037	- 2,323
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,267	8	3,162	+ 1,105
Liver Disease	11	2,791	9	2,447	+ 344
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,572	10	2,265	+ 308
Maternal Conditions	13	2,296	20	1,039	+ 1,257
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,160	14	1,912	+ 249
Kidney Disease	15	1,846	13	1,929	- 82
Meningitis	16	1,780	12	1,967	- 186
Other Injuries	17	1,614	15	1,532	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,525	16	1,454	+ 71
Pertussis	19	1,461	18	1,168	+ 293
Lung Disease	20	1,317	17	1,220	+ 97
Hypertension	21	1,223	19	1,088	+ 134
Violence	22	1,191	28	726	+ 465
Cervical Cancer	23	1,063	30	669	+ 395
Asthma	24	1,034	24	891	+ 143
Measles	25	1,013	26	788	+ 225
Suicide	26	923	22	922	+ 2
Malnutrition	27	834	21	928	- 94
Liver Cancer	28	801	40	322	+ 479
Breast Cancer	29	639	27	784	- 145
Drownings	30	617	31	570	+ 47
Syphilis	31	586	51	150	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	531	34	442	+ 89
Falls	33	490	32	543	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	475	29	715	- 240
Fires	35	440	35	431	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	36	381	38	361	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	37	362	33	457	- 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	342	41	311	+ 30
Epilepsy	39	334	37	369	- 35
Tetanus	40	333	50	156	+ 177
Poisonings	41	307	42	307	- 0
Prostate Cancer	42	280	25	867	- 587
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	228	45	197	+ 31
Schistosomiasis	44	209	47	183	+ 26
Lymphomas	45	190	36	387	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	46	186	43	212	- 25
Hepatitis B	47	140	53	143	- 2
Ovary Cancer	48	131	56	86	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	49	130	39	326	- 196
Lung Cancers	50	127	59	66	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	51	119	61	43	+ 76
Skin Cancers	52	119	54	102	+ 17
Skin Disease	53	112	52	144	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	54	95	48	177	- 82
Drug Use	55	93	44	197	- 104
Oral Cancer	56	90	49	156	- 67
Alcohol	57	85	58	85	- 0
Encephalitis	58	72	57	85	- 14
Uterin Cancer	59	57	55	99	- 42
Appendicitis	60	48	60	45	+ 3
Leukemia	61	43	46	196	- 153
Ascariasis	62	28	62	40	- 12
Hepatitis C	63	18	65	17	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	16	66	16	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	15	63	20	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	15	64	17	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	12	67	11	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	9	68	10	- 2
Chlamydia	69	2	70	2	+ 0
War	70	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Guinea-Bissau

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.