BENIN VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,474	1	10,205	+ 1,269
HIV/AIDS	2	9,157	11	2,263	+ 6,894
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,410	3	6,830	+ 1,580
Malaria	4	6,180	2	7,037	- 857
Birth Trauma	5	6,028	7	3,950	+ 2,078
Low Birth Weight	6	5,020	6	4,908	+ 113
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,700	8	3,162	+ 1,538
Tuberculosis	8	4,363	23	919	+ 3,444
Stroke	9	4,097	4	5,855	- 1,757
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,390	5	5,397	- 2,008
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,337	10	2,265	+ 72
Liver Disease	12	2,109	9	2,447	- 338
Meningitis	13	2,059	12	1,967	+ 92
Malnutrition	14	1,920	21	928	+ 993
Violence	15	1,832	28	726	+ 1,106
Maternal Conditions	16	1,759	20	1,039	+ 721
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,518	14	1,912	- 394
Other Injuries	18	1,396	15	1,532	- 136
Hypertension	19	1,308	19	1,088	+ 220
Kidney Disease	20	1,262	13	1,929	- 667
Leishmaniasis	21	1,163	79	0	+ 1,163
Tetanus	22	1,084	50	156	+ 928
Lung Disease	23	1,034	17	1,220	- 186
Pertussis	24	907	18	1,168	- 261
Cervical Cancer	25	880	30	669	+ 211
Breast Cancer	26	804	27	784	+ 19
War	27	711	69	2	+ 708
Asthma	28	679	24	891	- 211
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	628	29	715	- 87
Drownings	30	539	31	570	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	31	504	39	326	+ 178
Fires	32	501	35	431	+ 71
Suicide	33	492	22	922	- 430
Lymphomas	34	489	36	387	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	35	473	25	867	- 394
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	416	41	311	+ 105
Syphilis	37	406	51	150	+ 256
Liver Cancer	38	400	40	322	+ 78
Measles	39	387	26	788	- 401
Leukemia	40	363	46	196	+ 167
Falls	41	312	32	543	- 231
Poisonings	42	300	42	307	- 8
Oral Cancer	43	300	49	156	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	44	279	38	361	- 82
Inflammatory/Heart	45	251	33	457	- 207
Endocrine Disorders	46	222	16	1,454	- 1,232
Ovary Cancer	47	217	56	86	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	215	34	442	- 227
Lung Cancers	49	190	59	66	+ 123
Epilepsy	50	176	37	369	- 193
Skin Cancers	51	147	54	102	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	52	144	43	212	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	140	45	197	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	54	126	48	177	- 51
Skin Disease	55	113	52	144	- 31
Bladder Cancer	56	102	61	43	+ 58
Hepatitis B	57	89	53	143	- 54
Schistosomiasis	58	83	47	183	- 100
Upper Respiratory	59	81	64	17	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	60	76	55	99	- 23
Appendicitis	61	75	60	45	+ 30
Alcohol	62	62	58	85	- 23
Drug Use	63	38	44	197	- 159
Encephalitis	64	37	57	85	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	67	11	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	16	63	20	- 4
Diphtheria	67	14	68	10	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	13	62	40	- 27
Hepatitis C	69	13	65	17	- 4
Otitis Media	70	7	71	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	78	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	66	16	- 11
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

South Sudan

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.