BENIN VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,440	1	10,205	+ 3,236
Malaria	2	8,596	2	7,037	+ 1,559
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,133	3	6,830	+ 303
Measles	4	6,331	26	788	+ 5,543
Stroke	5	6,071	4	5,855	+ 216
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,953	5	5,397	+ 556
Birth Trauma	7	5,040	7	3,950	+ 1,091
Low Birth Weight	8	4,538	6	4,908	- 370
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,981	8	3,162	+ 819
HIV/AIDS	10	3,173	11	2,263	+ 911
Meningitis	11	2,767	12	1,967	+ 800
Liver Disease	12	2,680	9	2,447	+ 233
Tuberculosis	13	2,489	23	919	+ 1,570
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,292	10	2,265	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,246	14	1,912	+ 335
Kidney Disease	16	2,038	13	1,929	+ 109
Maternal Conditions	17	1,884	20	1,039	+ 845
Other Injuries	18	1,580	15	1,532	+ 48
Cervical Cancer	19	1,567	30	669	+ 899
Lung Disease	20	1,443	17	1,220	+ 223
Hypertension	21	1,417	19	1,088	+ 328
Asthma	22	1,239	24	891	+ 348
Liver Cancer	23	1,227	40	322	+ 905
Pertussis	24	1,224	18	1,168	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,197	16	1,454	- 256
Violence	26	1,185	28	726	+ 459
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,127	78	0	+ 1,127
Malnutrition	28	1,085	21	928	+ 157
Suicide	29	937	22	922	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	608	29	715	- 107
Drownings	31	555	31	570	- 15
Prostate Cancer	32	552	25	867	- 315
Falls	33	504	32	543	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	471	34	442	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	35	462	33	457	+ 5
Fires	36	431	35	431	+ 0
Epilepsy	37	367	37	369	- 2
Breast Cancer	38	362	27	784	- 422
Syphilis	39	345	51	150	+ 194
Poisonings	40	310	42	307	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	41	258	38	361	- 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	250	45	197	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	43	244	47	183	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	44	223	43	212	+ 11
Tetanus	45	178	50	156	+ 22
Drug Use	46	177	44	197	- 20
Hepatitis B	47	170	53	143	+ 28
Lymphomas	48	166	36	387	- 221
Skin Cancers	49	160	54	102	+ 58
Lung Cancers	50	135	59	66	+ 68
Skin Disease	51	134	52	144	- 10
Oral Cancer	52	128	49	156	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	105	41	311	- 206
Ovary Cancer	54	97	56	86	+ 12
Alcohol	55	88	58	85	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	85	57	85	- 0
Appendicitis	57	43	60	45	- 2
Diphtheria	58	42	68	10	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	59	40	55	99	- 59
Bladder Cancer	60	33	61	43	- 10
Hepatitis C	61	23	65	17	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	23	62	40	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	63	21	39	326	- 305
War	64	21	69	2	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	65	20	48	177	- 157
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	66	16	+ 3
Leukemia	67	18	46	196	- 178
Other Neoplasms	68	17	63	20	- 3
Upper Respiratory	69	16	64	17	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	13	67	11	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	3	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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.