BENIN VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,509	5	5,397	+ 9,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,633	29	715	+ 7,918
Stroke	3	6,772	4	5,855	+ 918
Lung Cancers	4	5,335	59	66	+ 5,268
Lung Disease	5	5,168	17	1,220	+ 3,948
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,256	41	311	+ 3,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,620	1	10,205	- 7,585
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,189	14	1,912	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	9	2,104	25	867	+ 1,237
Breast Cancer	10	2,098	27	784	+ 1,314
Falls	11	1,784	32	543	+ 1,242
Skin Cancers	12	1,741	54	102	+ 1,640
Lymphomas	13	1,732	36	387	+ 1,345
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,546	48	177	+ 1,369
Suicide	15	1,505	22	922	+ 583
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,304	8	3,162	- 1,858
Kidney Disease	17	1,230	13	1,929	- 698
Leukemia	18	1,113	46	196	+ 918
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,005	43	212	+ 794
Hypertension	20	931	19	1,088	- 158
Endocrine Disorders	21	924	16	1,454	- 530
Stomach Cancer	22	919	38	361	+ 558
Inflammatory/Heart	23	891	33	457	+ 434
Liver Cancer	24	820	40	322	+ 498
Oesophagus Cancer	25	794	39	326	+ 469
Bladder Cancer	26	760	61	43	+ 716
Other Neoplasms	27	698	63	20	+ 678
Other Injuries	28	621	15	1,532	- 911
Ovary Cancer	29	589	56	86	+ 503
Congenital Anomalies	30	500	10	2,265	- 1,765
Oral Cancer	31	466	49	156	+ 310
Liver Disease	32	449	9	2,447	- 1,998
Uterin Cancer	33	411	55	99	+ 312
Skin Disease	34	336	52	144	+ 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	321	45	197	+ 124
Asthma	36	258	24	891	- 633
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	230	3	6,830	- 6,600
Low Birth Weight	38	223	6	4,908	- 4,684
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	200	34	442	- 242
Drug Use	40	197	44	197	- 0
Cervical Cancer	41	173	30	669	- 496
Violence	42	163	28	726	- 563
Epilepsy	43	157	37	369	- 212
Drownings	44	155	31	570	- 415
Alcohol	45	146	58	85	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	134	67	11	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	47	124	66	16	+ 108
Hepatitis C	48	84	65	17	+ 67
Osteoarthritis	49	68	85	0	+ 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	63	84	0	+ 63
Anemia	51	50	83	0	+ 50
Tuberculosis	52	49	23	919	- 870
Fires	53	48	35	431	- 383
Birth Trauma	54	41	7	3,950	- 3,908
Malnutrition	55	40	21	928	- 888
Hepatitis B	56	39	53	143	- 103
HIV/AIDS	57	30	11	2,263	- 2,233
Poisonings	58	26	42	307	- 281
Meningitis	59	26	12	1,967	- 1,941
Schizophrenia	60	23	80	0	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	22	86	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	62	17	60	45	- 28
Maternal Conditions	63	14	20	1,039	- 1,025
Upper Respiratory	64	10	64	17	- 7
Pertussis	65	2	18	1,168	- 1,166
Encephalitis	66	2	57	85	- 83
Otitis Media	67	2	71	0	+ 2
War	68	2	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	50	156	- 155
Syphilis	70	1	51	150	- 149
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	62	40	- 40
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	26	788	- 788
Diphtheria	83	0	68	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

New Zealand

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.