BENIN VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,956	1	10,205	+ 1,751
Malaria	2	10,996	2	7,037	+ 3,959
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,500	3	6,830	+ 1,669
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,489	5	5,397	+ 1,092
Stroke	5	6,073	4	5,855	+ 218
Birth Trauma	6	4,654	7	3,950	+ 704
Low Birth Weight	7	4,497	6	4,908	- 411
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,160	8	3,162	+ 998
HIV/AIDS	9	4,102	11	2,263	+ 1,840
Tuberculosis	10	3,890	23	919	+ 2,972
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,469	10	2,265	+ 204
Meningitis	12	2,280	12	1,967	+ 313
Liver Disease	13	2,115	9	2,447	- 332
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,917	14	1,912	+ 5
Kidney Disease	15	1,744	13	1,929	- 185
Other Injuries	16	1,676	15	1,532	+ 144
Malnutrition	17	1,488	21	928	+ 561
Maternal Conditions	18	1,418	20	1,039	+ 379
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,285	16	1,454	- 168
Lung Disease	20	1,275	17	1,220	+ 55
Hypertension	21	1,004	19	1,088	- 84
Violence	22	995	28	726	+ 269
Breast Cancer	23	992	27	784	+ 207
Asthma	24	988	24	891	+ 97
Suicide	25	840	22	922	- 82
Pertussis	26	755	18	1,168	- 413
Liver Cancer	27	645	40	322	+ 323
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	601	29	715	- 114
Drownings	29	590	31	570	+ 20
Falls	30	522	32	543	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	496	34	442	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	32	464	33	457	+ 7
Fires	33	443	35	431	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	34	441	25	867	- 426
Cervical Cancer	35	425	30	669	- 244
Stomach Cancer	36	373	38	361	+ 13
Epilepsy	37	371	37	369	+ 2
Poisonings	38	352	42	307	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	310	41	311	- 1
Drug Use	40	299	44	197	+ 102
Syphilis	41	290	51	150	+ 139
Lymphomas	42	213	36	387	- 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	204	45	197	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	44	188	43	212	- 23
Tetanus	45	165	50	156	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	46	163	47	183	- 20
Hepatitis B	47	148	53	143	+ 5
Skin Cancers	48	138	54	102	+ 37
Lung Cancers	49	137	59	66	+ 71
Oral Cancer	50	133	49	156	- 24
Skin Disease	51	130	52	144	- 14
Bladder Cancer	52	126	61	43	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	53	124	56	86	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	54	99	48	177	- 78
Alcohol	55	84	58	85	- 1
Encephalitis	56	81	57	85	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	57	60	39	326	- 266
Measles	58	59	26	788	- 728
Leukemia	59	59	46	196	- 136
Uterin Cancer	60	50	55	99	- 49
Appendicitis	61	44	60	45	- 1
Ascariasis	62	24	62	40	- 16
Hepatitis C	63	22	65	17	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	17	64	17	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	17	66	16	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	17	63	20	- 3
War	67	14	69	2	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	67	11	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	6	68	10	- 4
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Sierra Leone

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.