BENIN VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,000	5	5,397	+ 4,603
Stroke	2	7,453	4	5,855	+ 1,598
Lung Disease	3	6,639	17	1,220	+ 5,419
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,631	14	1,912	+ 4,720
Tuberculosis	5	5,806	23	919	+ 4,888
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,796	1	10,205	- 6,408
Malaria	7	3,578	2	7,037	- 3,459
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,357	3	6,830	- 3,473
Asthma	9	2,695	24	891	+ 1,804
Low Birth Weight	10	2,430	6	4,908	- 2,477
Birth Trauma	11	2,200	7	3,950	- 1,750
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,617	8	3,162	- 1,545
Hypertension	13	1,603	19	1,088	+ 514
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,568	45	197	+ 1,371
Violence	15	1,417	28	726	+ 691
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,391	10	2,265	- 874
Breast Cancer	17	1,117	27	784	+ 333
Kidney Disease	18	1,005	13	1,929	- 924
Cervical Cancer	19	972	30	669	+ 304
Other Injuries	20	946	15	1,532	- 586
Liver Cancer	21	942	40	322	+ 620
Liver Disease	22	914	9	2,447	- 1,533
Lung Cancers	23	910	59	66	+ 843
HIV/AIDS	24	894	11	2,263	- 1,369
Oral Cancer	25	849	49	156	+ 692
Falls	26	734	32	543	+ 191
Fires	27	714	35	431	+ 283
Stomach Cancer	28	654	38	361	+ 293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	651	41	311	+ 340
Maternal Conditions	30	615	20	1,039	- 424
Skin Cancers	31	609	54	102	+ 508
Lymphomas	32	516	36	387	+ 129
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	502	29	715	- 213
Meningitis	34	474	12	1,967	- 1,493
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	441	34	442	- 1
Prostate Cancer	36	417	25	867	- 450
Suicide	37	378	22	922	- 544
Leukemia	38	370	46	196	+ 175
Pertussis	39	362	18	1,168	- 805
Drownings	40	351	31	570	- 220
Measles	41	348	26	788	- 440
Syphilis	42	342	51	150	+ 192
Inflammatory/Heart	43	335	33	457	- 122
Oesophagus Cancer	44	291	39	326	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	45	270	43	212	+ 58
Ovary Cancer	46	262	56	86	+ 177
Endocrine Disorders	47	224	16	1,454	- 1,230
Malnutrition	48	196	21	928	- 732
Skin Disease	49	185	52	144	+ 41
Poisonings	50	178	42	307	- 130
Epilepsy	51	162	37	369	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	52	156	48	177	- 21
Alcohol	53	137	58	85	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	54	121	61	43	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	55	119	55	99	+ 20
Tetanus	56	70	50	156	- 86
Encephalitis	57	45	57	85	- 40
Hepatitis B	58	40	53	143	- 103
Appendicitis	59	30	60	45	- 16
Other Neoplasms	60	22	63	20	+ 3
Drug Use	61	18	44	197	- 179
Hepatitis C	62	12	65	17	- 5
Ascariasis	63	10	62	40	- 30
Dengue	64	9	72	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	67	11	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	66	16	- 8
Diphtheria	67	5	68	10	- 6
Upper Respiratory	68	3	64	17	- 14
War	69	1	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	183	- 183
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

New 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.