BENIN VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,901	5	5,397	+ 7,504
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,651	1	10,205	+ 2,446
Stroke	3	3,800	4	5,855	- 2,055
Lung Cancers	4	3,755	59	66	+ 3,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,932	41	311	+ 2,620
Kidney Disease	6	2,507	13	1,929	+ 578
Liver Cancer	7	1,818	40	322	+ 1,496
Hypertension	8	1,784	19	1,088	+ 696
Suicide	9	1,586	22	922	+ 664
Breast Cancer	10	1,476	27	784	+ 691
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,309	48	177	+ 1,132
Stomach Cancer	12	986	38	361	+ 626
Lymphomas	13	967	36	387	+ 581
Lung Disease	14	934	17	1,220	- 286
Oral Cancer	15	773	49	156	+ 616
Prostate Cancer	16	738	25	867	- 129
Leukemia	17	608	46	196	+ 412
Falls	18	530	32	543	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	19	525	33	457	+ 68
Liver Disease	20	510	9	2,447	- 1,937
Ovary Cancer	21	497	56	86	+ 411
Other Neoplasms	22	476	63	20	+ 456
Uterin Cancer	23	359	55	99	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	24	334	39	326	+ 8
Skin Disease	25	331	52	144	+ 188
Road Traffic Accidents	26	295	8	3,162	- 2,867
Bladder Cancer	27	293	61	43	+ 250
Diabetes Mellitus	28	262	14	1,912	- 1,649
Parkinson's Disease	29	219	43	212	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	30	207	30	669	- 461
Congenital Anomalies	31	194	10	2,265	- 2,071
Other Injuries	32	193	15	1,532	- 1,339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	169	34	442	- 274
Skin Cancers	34	137	54	102	+ 35
Asthma	35	90	24	891	- 800
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	79	29	715	- 636
Endocrine Disorders	37	74	16	1,454	- 1,380
Drownings	38	71	31	570	- 499
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	68	3	6,830	- 6,763
Tuberculosis	40	62	23	919	- 857
Low Birth Weight	41	62	6	4,908	- 4,846
Epilepsy	42	60	37	369	- 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	54	45	197	- 143
Drug Use	44	46	44	197	- 151
HIV/AIDS	45	44	11	2,263	- 2,218
Violence	46	36	28	726	- 691
Alcohol	47	25	58	85	- 60
Meningitis	48	20	12	1,967	- 1,947
Fires	49	17	35	431	- 414
Appendicitis	50	14	60	45	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	14	84	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	52	10	53	143	- 133
Maternal Conditions	53	8	20	1,039	- 1,031
Upper Respiratory	54	8	64	17	- 9
Birth Trauma	55	8	7	3,950	- 3,942
Hepatitis C	56	7	65	17	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	57	6	66	16	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	67	11	- 6
War	59	5	69	2	+ 3
Poisonings	60	3	42	307	- 305
Encephalitis	61	0	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	62	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Malnutrition	63	0	21	928	- 928
Diphtheria	64	0	68	10	- 10
Syphilis	65	0	51	150	- 150
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	26	788	- 788
Tetanus	73	0	50	156	- 156
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	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

Singapore

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.