BENIN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	7,477	23	919	+ 6,559
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,279	1	10,205	- 2,926
Measles	3	6,905	26	788	+ 6,117
Malaria	4	6,562	2	7,037	- 475
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,191	8	3,162	+ 2,029
HIV/AIDS	6	5,187	11	2,263	+ 2,925
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,094	5	5,397	- 303
Low Birth Weight	8	4,465	6	4,908	- 443
Birth Trauma	9	4,329	7	3,950	+ 379
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	4,303	3	6,830	- 2,528
Stroke	11	4,266	4	5,855	- 1,589
Maternal Conditions	12	2,351	20	1,039	+ 1,312
Liver Disease	13	2,320	9	2,447	- 126
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,252	10	2,265	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,757	14	1,912	- 155
Kidney Disease	16	1,645	13	1,929	- 284
Meningitis	17	1,492	12	1,967	- 475
Violence	18	1,289	28	726	+ 563
Cervical Cancer	19	1,280	30	669	+ 612
Liver Cancer	20	1,187	40	322	+ 865
Syphilis	21	1,066	51	150	+ 915
Other Injuries	22	1,028	15	1,532	- 504
Hypertension	23	1,002	19	1,088	- 87
Malnutrition	24	955	21	928	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	25	804	25	867	- 63
Lung Disease	26	794	17	1,220	- 426
Breast Cancer	27	664	27	784	- 121
Endocrine Disorders	28	663	16	1,454	- 790
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	634	29	715	- 81
Suicide	30	593	22	922	- 328
Asthma	31	539	24	891	- 351
Pertussis	32	533	18	1,168	- 634
Falls	33	420	32	543	- 123
Fires	34	414	35	431	- 16
Drownings	35	343	31	570	- 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	341	34	442	- 102
Stomach Cancer	37	329	38	361	- 32
Inflammatory/Heart	38	312	33	457	- 146
Lymphomas	39	253	36	387	- 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	242	41	311	- 69
Poisonings	41	221	42	307	- 86
Epilepsy	42	219	37	369	- 150
Parkinson's Disease	43	195	43	212	- 16
Lung Cancers	44	178	59	66	+ 112
Schistosomiasis	45	139	47	183	- 44
Skin Cancers	46	138	54	102	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	47	136	56	86	+ 50
Oral Cancer	48	136	49	156	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	135	45	197	- 62
Drug Use	50	115	44	197	- 83
Skin Disease	51	111	52	144	- 32
Hepatitis B	52	106	53	143	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	53	102	48	177	- 75
Tetanus	54	84	50	156	- 72
Uterin Cancer	55	77	55	99	- 22
Encephalitis	56	74	57	85	- 11
Alcohol	57	69	58	85	- 16
Leukemia	58	62	46	196	- 133
Bladder Cancer	59	51	61	43	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	60	42	39	326	- 284
Appendicitis	61	33	60	45	- 12
Other Neoplasms	62	15	63	20	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	66	16	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	67	11	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	10	65	17	- 7
Ascariasis	66	10	62	40	- 30
Upper Respiratory	67	7	64	17	- 10
Diphtheria	68	2	68	10	- 8
Chlamydia	69	1	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
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	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

Liberia

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.