BENIN VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,155	5	5,397	+ 52,757
Stroke	2	40,255	4	5,855	+ 34,400
Hypertension	3	8,914	19	1,088	+ 7,826
Lung Cancers	4	8,190	59	66	+ 8,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,578	1	10,205	- 2,627
Liver Disease	6	7,224	9	2,447	+ 4,777
Lung Disease	7	5,960	17	1,220	+ 4,740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,535	41	311	+ 5,224
Kidney Disease	9	4,191	13	1,929	+ 2,262
Inflammatory/Heart	10	3,590	33	457	+ 3,133
Breast Cancer	11	3,118	27	784	+ 2,334
Stomach Cancer	12	2,800	38	361	+ 2,439
Liver Cancer	13	2,521	40	322	+ 2,200
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,377	48	177	+ 2,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	2,299	29	715	+ 1,584
Prostate Cancer	16	1,983	25	867	+ 1,116
Oral Cancer	17	1,854	49	156	+ 1,698
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,806	14	1,912	- 105
Other Injuries	19	1,732	15	1,532	+ 200
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,613	8	3,162	- 1,549
Suicide	21	1,528	22	922	+ 606
Cervical Cancer	22	1,514	30	669	+ 846
Bladder Cancer	23	1,389	61	43	+ 1,346
Falls	24	1,218	32	543	+ 675
Lymphomas	25	1,121	36	387	+ 735
Leukemia	26	1,087	46	196	+ 892
Ovary Cancer	27	898	56	86	+ 812
Tuberculosis	28	822	23	919	- 96
Skin Cancers	29	812	54	102	+ 711
Oesophagus Cancer	30	611	39	326	+ 285
Parkinson's Disease	31	600	43	212	+ 388
Drownings	32	483	31	570	- 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	430	34	442	- 12
Uterin Cancer	34	423	55	99	+ 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	357	45	197	+ 160
Fires	36	341	35	431	- 90
Alcohol	37	331	58	85	+ 246
Congenital Anomalies	38	297	10	2,265	- 1,968
Poisonings	39	297	42	307	- 11
Drug Use	40	280	44	197	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	41	257	6	4,908	- 4,651
Epilepsy	42	254	37	369	- 115
Other Neoplasms	43	234	63	20	+ 214
Violence	44	207	28	726	- 519
Asthma	45	182	24	891	- 708
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	181	3	6,830	- 6,649
HIV/AIDS	47	177	11	2,263	- 2,085
Endocrine Disorders	48	156	16	1,454	- 1,298
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	116	84	0	+ 116
Malnutrition	50	115	21	928	- 813
Schizophrenia	51	83	80	0	+ 83
Hepatitis C	52	80	65	17	+ 63
Skin Disease	53	79	52	144	- 65
Meningitis	54	62	12	1,967	- 1,905
Multiple Sclerosis	55	54	66	16	+ 38
Anemia	56	48	83	0	+ 48
Birth Trauma	57	31	7	3,950	- 3,919
Maternal Conditions	58	29	20	1,039	- 1,010
Hepatitis B	59	25	53	143	- 118
Appendicitis	60	17	60	45	- 28
Measles	61	6	26	788	- 782
Encephalitis	62	5	57	85	- 80
Upper Respiratory	63	2	64	17	- 15
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
War	65	2	69	2	- 1
Syphilis	66	1	51	150	- 149
Tetanus	67	1	50	156	- 155
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	75	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	67	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Romania

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.