BENIN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,568	4	5,855	+ 6,713
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,811	14	1,912	+ 8,899
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,983	5	5,397	+ 3,586
Violence	4	7,726	28	726	+ 6,999
Prostate Cancer	5	4,598	25	867	+ 3,731
Kidney Disease	6	4,127	13	1,929	+ 2,199
HIV/AIDS	7	3,942	11	2,263	+ 1,679
Hypertension	8	3,387	19	1,088	+ 2,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,057	29	715	+ 2,342
Lung Cancers	10	2,459	59	66	+ 2,393
Lung Disease	11	2,352	17	1,220	+ 1,132
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,311	8	3,162	- 851
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,271	41	311	+ 1,960
Breast Cancer	14	2,151	27	784	+ 1,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,045	1	10,205	- 8,160
Cervical Cancer	16	1,863	30	669	+ 1,194
Lymphomas	17	1,306	36	387	+ 919
Low Birth Weight	18	1,252	6	4,908	- 3,655
Stomach Cancer	19	1,200	38	361	+ 839
Endocrine Disorders	20	918	16	1,454	- 536
Liver Disease	21	806	9	2,447	- 1,641
Skin Disease	22	756	52	144	+ 613
Congenital Anomalies	23	722	10	2,265	- 1,543
Inflammatory/Heart	24	694	33	457	+ 237
Parkinson's Disease	25	690	43	212	+ 478
Leukemia	26	671	46	196	+ 475
Pancreas Cancer	27	617	48	177	+ 440
Uterin Cancer	28	552	55	99	+ 453
Liver Cancer	29	526	40	322	+ 204
Ovary Cancer	30	505	56	86	+ 419
Other Injuries	31	473	15	1,532	- 1,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	429	34	442	- 14
Falls	33	427	32	543	- 116
Oesophagus Cancer	34	384	39	326	+ 58
Suicide	35	365	22	922	- 557
Asthma	36	340	24	891	- 551
Birth Trauma	37	338	7	3,950	- 3,611
Bladder Cancer	38	310	61	43	+ 267
Oral Cancer	39	306	49	156	+ 149
Malnutrition	40	248	21	928	- 679
Epilepsy	41	238	37	369	- 131
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	180	3	6,830	- 6,650
Maternal Conditions	43	180	20	1,039	- 859
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	139	45	197	- 58
Other Neoplasms	45	97	63	20	+ 77
Fires	46	81	35	431	- 350
Meningitis	47	81	12	1,967	- 1,886
Drug Use	48	68	44	197	- 129
Encephalitis	49	68	57	85	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	59	67	11	+ 47
Drownings	51	53	31	570	- 517
Skin Cancers	52	52	54	102	- 49
Appendicitis	53	47	60	45	+ 2
Tuberculosis	54	40	23	919	- 878
Alcohol	55	39	58	85	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	56	18	66	16	+ 2
Poisonings	57	12	42	307	- 295
Dengue	58	6	72	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	59	5	53	143	- 138
Syphilis	60	4	51	150	- 146
War	61	3	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	2	70	2	+ 0
Tetanus	63	1	50	156	- 155
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	65	1	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	66	0	62	40	- 40
Pertussis	67	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	68	0	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	26	788	- 788
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Jamaica

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.