BENIN VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,770	5	5,397	+ 12,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,930	29	715	+ 11,215
Stroke	3	6,498	4	5,855	+ 643
Lung Cancers	4	5,838	59	66	+ 5,771
Lung Disease	5	4,814	17	1,220	+ 3,594
Hypertension	6	4,099	19	1,088	+ 3,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,308	41	311	+ 2,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,233	1	10,205	- 6,971
Falls	9	3,184	32	543	+ 2,641
Prostate Cancer	10	2,620	25	867	+ 1,753
Breast Cancer	11	2,616	27	784	+ 1,831
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,465	48	177	+ 2,288
Kidney Disease	13	2,092	13	1,929	+ 163
Suicide	14	2,072	22	922	+ 1,150
Lymphomas	15	1,876	36	387	+ 1,490
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,703	33	457	+ 1,246
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,695	14	1,912	- 217
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,422	43	212	+ 1,210
Liver Cancer	19	1,335	40	322	+ 1,013
Other Neoplasms	20	1,130	63	20	+ 1,110
Liver Disease	21	1,123	9	2,447	- 1,323
Leukemia	22	1,113	46	196	+ 918
Bladder Cancer	23	1,110	61	43	+ 1,067
Stomach Cancer	24	1,018	38	361	+ 657
Endocrine Disorders	25	983	16	1,454	- 470
Oral Cancer	26	830	49	156	+ 674
Skin Cancers	27	818	54	102	+ 716
Oesophagus Cancer	28	814	39	326	+ 488
Ovary Cancer	29	758	56	86	+ 673
Other Injuries	30	679	15	1,532	- 853
Congenital Anomalies	31	506	10	2,265	- 1,759
Alcohol	32	380	58	85	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	33	371	55	99	+ 272
Road Traffic Accidents	34	320	8	3,162	- 2,842
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	308	3	6,830	- 6,522
Drug Use	36	292	44	197	+ 95
Osteoarthritis	37	281	85	0	+ 281
Multiple Sclerosis	38	265	66	16	+ 250
Epilepsy	39	263	37	369	- 106
Skin Disease	40	214	52	144	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	203	34	442	- 240
Cervical Cancer	42	174	30	669	- 494
Low Birth Weight	43	174	6	4,908	- 4,734
Anemia	44	169	83	0	+ 169
Schizophrenia	45	160	80	0	+ 160
Asthma	46	157	24	891	- 734
Malnutrition	47	140	21	928	- 788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	129	45	197	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	112	67	11	+ 101
Drownings	50	82	31	570	- 488
Violence	51	70	28	726	- 656
Birth Trauma	52	53	7	3,950	- 3,897
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	53	84	0	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	54	48	11	2,263	- 2,215
Fires	55	35	35	431	- 395
Tuberculosis	56	35	23	919	- 884
Meningitis	57	33	12	1,967	- 1,934
Hepatitis C	58	25	65	17	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	24	60	45	- 21
Poisonings	60	21	42	307	- 286
Upper Respiratory	61	18	64	17	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	13	86	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	63	7	53	143	- 135
Maternal Conditions	64	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
Syphilis	65	2	51	150	- 148
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	76	0	+ 2
War	67	1	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	50	156	- 155
Leishmaniasis	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	47	183	- 182
Pertussis	73	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	74	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	75	0	26	788	- 788
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Switzerland

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.