BENIN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,351	11	2,263	+ 13,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,677	1	10,205	- 2,528
Tuberculosis	3	7,424	23	919	+ 6,505
Stroke	4	6,987	4	5,855	+ 1,133
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,399	5	5,397	+ 1,002
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,552	8	3,162	+ 1,390
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,797	14	1,912	+ 1,886
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,380	3	6,830	- 3,450
Low Birth Weight	9	2,705	6	4,908	- 2,203
Lung Disease	10	2,418	17	1,220	+ 1,198
Violence	11	2,357	28	726	+ 1,631
Hypertension	12	2,243	19	1,088	+ 1,155
Birth Trauma	13	1,806	7	3,950	- 2,143
Liver Disease	14	1,759	9	2,447	- 687
Kidney Disease	15	1,686	13	1,929	- 243
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,484	10	2,265	- 780
Suicide	17	1,272	22	922	+ 351
Malnutrition	18	1,172	21	928	+ 244
Other Injuries	19	1,084	15	1,532	- 449
Asthma	20	1,051	24	891	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	921	29	715	+ 206
Inflammatory/Heart	22	848	33	457	+ 391
Cervical Cancer	23	696	30	669	+ 27
Breast Cancer	24	635	27	784	- 149
Maternal Conditions	25	577	20	1,039	- 462
Drownings	26	575	31	570	+ 4
Meningitis	27	570	12	1,967	- 1,397
Fires	28	570	35	431	+ 139
Skin Cancers	29	565	54	102	+ 463
Oral Cancer	30	523	49	156	+ 366
Prostate Cancer	31	494	25	867	- 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	397	34	442	- 45
Endocrine Disorders	33	382	16	1,454	- 1,072
Falls	34	326	32	543	- 217
Lung Cancers	35	308	59	66	+ 242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	285	41	311	- 26
Pertussis	37	284	18	1,168	- 884
Epilepsy	38	258	37	369	- 111
Poisonings	39	243	42	307	- 64
Lymphomas	40	240	36	387	- 146
Liver Cancer	41	236	40	322	- 86
Parkinson's Disease	42	227	43	212	+ 16
Syphilis	43	182	51	150	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	173	45	197	- 24
Stomach Cancer	45	171	38	361	- 190
Drug Use	46	166	44	197	- 31
Skin Disease	47	162	52	144	+ 18
Alcohol	48	147	58	85	+ 62
Leukemia	49	124	46	196	- 71
Ovary Cancer	50	122	56	86	+ 36
Malaria	51	113	2	7,037	- 6,924
Oesophagus Cancer	52	110	39	326	- 216
Pancreas Cancer	53	92	48	177	- 85
Bladder Cancer	54	82	61	43	+ 39
Schistosomiasis	55	72	47	183	- 111
Uterin Cancer	56	60	55	99	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	50	67	11	+ 38
Appendicitis	58	46	60	45	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	42	57	85	- 43
Other Neoplasms	60	40	63	20	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	61	33	64	17	+ 16
Tetanus	62	31	50	156	- 125
Hepatitis B	63	23	53	143	- 119
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	66	16	- 4
Measles	65	11	26	788	- 777
Hepatitis C	66	3	65	17	- 14
War	67	3	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	2	70	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	2	62	40	- 39
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	68	10	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	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

Namibia

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.