BENIN VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,543	5	5,397	+ 13,145
Stroke	2	17,767	4	5,855	+ 11,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	10,354	29	715	+ 9,639
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,865	1	10,205	- 339
Lung Cancers	5	6,344	59	66	+ 6,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,320	41	311	+ 6,009
Lung Disease	7	6,171	17	1,220	+ 4,952
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,185	14	1,912	+ 3,274
Kidney Disease	9	4,036	13	1,929	+ 2,108
Stomach Cancer	10	3,646	38	361	+ 3,285
Prostate Cancer	11	3,058	25	867	+ 2,191
Breast Cancer	12	2,875	27	784	+ 2,091
Other Injuries	13	2,789	15	1,532	+ 1,257
Hypertension	14	2,707	19	1,088	+ 1,618
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,403	48	177	+ 2,226
Lymphomas	16	2,315	36	387	+ 1,928
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,227	16	1,454	+ 773
Liver Cancer	18	1,829	40	322	+ 1,507
Suicide	19	1,687	22	922	+ 766
Bladder Cancer	20	1,685	61	43	+ 1,642
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,641	43	212	+ 1,429
Liver Disease	22	1,621	9	2,447	- 826
Falls	23	1,487	32	543	+ 944
Leukemia	24	1,462	46	196	+ 1,267
Oral Cancer	25	1,313	49	156	+ 1,157
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,309	33	457	+ 851
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,207	8	3,162	- 1,955
Other Neoplasms	28	939	63	20	+ 919
Oesophagus Cancer	29	897	39	326	+ 571
Skin Cancers	30	754	54	102	+ 652
Epilepsy	31	598	37	369	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	32	584	55	99	+ 485
Ovary Cancer	33	572	56	86	+ 486
Cervical Cancer	34	473	30	669	- 195
HIV/AIDS	35	460	11	2,263	- 1,802
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	332	3	6,830	- 6,498
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	329	34	442	- 113
Tuberculosis	38	307	23	919	- 612
Skin Disease	39	291	52	144	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	40	283	10	2,265	- 1,982
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	243	45	197	+ 46
Anemia	42	217	83	0	+ 217
Asthma	43	211	24	891	- 680
Drug Use	44	185	44	197	- 12
Alcohol	45	160	58	85	+ 75
Fires	46	156	35	431	- 275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	142	67	11	+ 131
Violence	48	139	28	726	- 587
Hepatitis C	49	125	65	17	+ 108
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	119	84	0	+ 119
Drownings	51	114	31	570	- 456
Low Birth Weight	52	113	6	4,908	- 4,794
Malnutrition	53	113	21	928	- 815
Multiple Sclerosis	54	81	66	16	+ 65
Schizophrenia	55	71	80	0	+ 71
Meningitis	56	61	12	1,967	- 1,905
Poisonings	57	42	42	307	- 265
Osteoarthritis	58	41	85	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	59	37	53	143	- 105
Birth Trauma	60	34	7	3,950	- 3,915
Appendicitis	61	30	60	45	- 15
Upper Respiratory	62	21	64	17	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	63	10	20	1,039	- 1,029
Syphilis	64	4	51	150	- 146
Oral conditions	65	4	86	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	4	71	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	2	57	85	- 83
Leishmaniasis	68	2	79	0	+ 2
War	69	2	69	2	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	26	788	- 787
Pertussis	72	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Tetanus	73	0	50	156	- 156
Diphtheria	74	0	68	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Portugal

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.