BENIN VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,506	11	2,263	+ 15,244
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,566	1	10,205	- 639
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,961	5	5,397	+ 2,564
Stroke	4	7,463	4	5,855	+ 1,609
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,340	14	1,912	+ 5,429
Tuberculosis	6	5,341	23	919	+ 4,422
Violence	7	5,106	28	726	+ 4,380
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,852	3	6,830	- 2,978
Kidney Disease	9	3,721	13	1,929	+ 1,792
Suicide	10	3,349	22	922	+ 2,427
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,164	8	3,162	+ 2
Hypertension	12	3,110	19	1,088	+ 2,021
Lung Disease	13	2,892	17	1,220	+ 1,673
Liver Disease	14	2,192	9	2,447	- 255
Lung Cancers	15	1,874	59	66	+ 1,807
Low Birth Weight	16	1,520	6	4,908	- 3,388
Other Injuries	17	1,462	15	1,532	- 70
Asthma	18	1,451	24	891	+ 560
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,432	16	1,454	- 22
Cervical Cancer	20	1,351	30	669	+ 682
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,315	33	457	+ 858
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,137	29	715	+ 422
Breast Cancer	23	1,102	27	784	+ 318
Prostate Cancer	24	1,063	25	867	+ 196
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,058	10	2,265	- 1,207
Meningitis	26	890	12	1,967	- 1,077
Fires	27	880	35	431	+ 449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	872	41	311	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	29	848	39	326	+ 522
Birth Trauma	30	730	7	3,950	- 3,219
Lymphomas	31	685	36	387	+ 298
Drownings	32	584	31	570	+ 14
Liver Cancer	33	580	40	322	+ 258
Malnutrition	34	579	21	928	- 349
Pancreas Cancer	35	488	48	177	+ 311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	461	34	442	+ 18
Epilepsy	37	455	37	369	+ 86
Maternal Conditions	38	413	20	1,039	- 626
Stomach Cancer	39	373	38	361	+ 12
Leukemia	40	356	46	196	+ 160
Oral Cancer	41	342	49	156	+ 185
Falls	42	340	32	543	- 203
Pertussis	43	278	18	1,168	- 890
Syphilis	44	275	51	150	+ 124
Skin Disease	45	268	52	144	+ 124
Parkinson's Disease	46	262	43	212	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	247	45	197	+ 50
Skin Cancers	48	241	54	102	+ 140
Alcohol	49	240	58	85	+ 155
Poisonings	50	237	42	307	- 70
Ovary Cancer	51	231	56	86	+ 146
Bladder Cancer	52	202	61	43	+ 158
Drug Use	53	187	44	197	- 10
Uterin Cancer	54	125	55	99	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	91	67	11	+ 80
Appendicitis	56	67	60	45	+ 21
Measles	57	66	26	788	- 722
Other Neoplasms	58	65	63	20	+ 45
Encephalitis	59	57	57	85	- 28
Upper Respiratory	60	54	64	17	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	34	53	143	- 109
Multiple Sclerosis	62	27	66	16	+ 12
Malaria	63	20	2	7,037	- 7,017
War	64	16	69	2	+ 14
Tetanus	65	9	50	156	- 147
Schistosomiasis	66	9	47	183	- 175
Otitis Media	67	5	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	4	70	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	4	68	10	- 6
Hepatitis C	70	2	65	17	- 15
Ascariasis	71	1	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

South Africa

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.