BENIN VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,148	5	5,397	+ 10,751
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,656	1	10,205	+ 1,452
Stroke	3	9,216	4	5,855	+ 3,361
Kidney Disease	4	4,893	13	1,929	+ 2,965
Hypertension	5	4,287	19	1,088	+ 3,198
Lung Disease	6	4,046	17	1,220	+ 2,826
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,009	14	1,912	+ 2,097
Tuberculosis	8	3,363	23	919	+ 2,444
Violence	9	1,843	28	726	+ 1,117
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,617	8	3,162	- 1,545
Asthma	11	1,417	24	891	+ 526
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,300	16	1,454	- 154
Lung Cancers	13	1,279	59	66	+ 1,213
Low Birth Weight	14	1,260	6	4,908	- 3,648
Breast Cancer	15	1,218	27	784	+ 434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,002	41	311	+ 691
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,000	10	2,265	- 1,264
Birth Trauma	18	989	7	3,950	- 2,961
Liver Cancer	19	952	40	322	+ 630
Liver Disease	20	879	9	2,447	- 1,567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	853	34	442	+ 411
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	769	3	6,830	- 6,061
Other Neoplasms	23	639	63	20	+ 620
Malnutrition	24	536	21	928	- 392
Skin Disease	25	526	52	144	+ 382
Prostate Cancer	26	516	25	867	- 351
Drownings	27	482	31	570	- 88
Falls	28	480	32	543	- 63
Leukemia	29	447	46	196	+ 251
Inflammatory/Heart	30	441	33	457	- 17
Other Injuries	31	439	15	1,532	- 1,093
Anemia	32	427	83	0	+ 427
Cervical Cancer	33	382	30	669	- 286
Oral Cancer	34	362	49	156	+ 206
Suicide	35	289	22	922	- 633
Lymphomas	36	283	36	387	- 104
Pancreas Cancer	37	264	48	177	+ 87
Maternal Conditions	38	254	20	1,039	- 785
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	250	29	715	- 465
Ovary Cancer	40	248	56	86	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	41	232	38	361	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	224	45	197	+ 27
Pertussis	43	219	18	1,168	- 949
Syphilis	44	144	51	150	- 7
Epilepsy	45	139	37	369	- 230
Dengue	46	132	72	0	+ 132
Meningitis	47	129	12	1,967	- 1,837
Measles	48	111	26	788	- 677
War	49	102	69	2	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	50	95	55	99	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	93	84	0	+ 93
Drug Use	52	86	44	197	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	53	83	39	326	- 242
Fires	54	74	35	431	- 356
Parkinson's Disease	55	74	43	212	- 138
Hepatitis B	56	73	53	143	- 69
Osteoarthritis	57	71	85	0	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	58	71	61	43	+ 27
Tetanus	59	65	50	156	- 91
Alcohol	60	50	58	85	- 35
Skin Cancers	61	46	54	102	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	40	67	11	+ 29
Appendicitis	63	34	60	45	- 11
Schistosomiasis	64	29	47	183	- 154
Poisonings	65	28	42	307	- 279
HIV/AIDS	66	25	11	2,263	- 2,237
Encephalitis	67	23	57	85	- 62
Schizophrenia	68	16	80	0	+ 16
Malaria	69	12	2	7,037	- 7,025
Upper Respiratory	70	5	64	17	- 12
Leprosy	71	5	75	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	66	16	- 12
Oral conditions	73	4	86	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	74	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	75	2	68	10	- 9
Ascariasis	76	2	62	40	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	65	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Philippines

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.