BENIN VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,970	11	2,263	+ 3,707
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,670	1	10,205	- 4,534
Malaria	3	4,740	2	7,037	- 2,297
Tuberculosis	4	4,416	23	919	+ 3,497
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,933	8	3,162	+ 771
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,831	3	6,830	- 2,999
Stroke	7	3,680	4	5,855	- 2,174
Birth Trauma	8	3,287	7	3,950	- 663
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,879	5	5,397	- 2,518
Low Birth Weight	10	2,652	6	4,908	- 2,256
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,133	10	2,265	- 132
Maternal Conditions	12	1,489	20	1,039	+ 450
Liver Disease	13	1,435	9	2,447	- 1,012
Cervical Cancer	14	1,399	30	669	+ 731
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,361	14	1,912	- 551
Malnutrition	16	1,214	21	928	+ 287
Hypertension	17	1,135	19	1,088	+ 46
Violence	18	1,027	28	726	+ 301
Kidney Disease	19	991	13	1,929	- 938
Other Injuries	20	930	15	1,532	- 602
Meningitis	21	695	12	1,967	- 1,272
Lung Disease	22	665	17	1,220	- 555
Pertussis	23	604	18	1,168	- 563
Suicide	24	539	22	922	- 383
Oesophagus Cancer	25	490	39	326	+ 164
Syphilis	26	461	51	150	+ 310
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	446	29	715	- 269
Prostate Cancer	28	396	25	867	- 471
Endocrine Disorders	29	387	16	1,454	- 1,067
Asthma	30	370	24	891	- 520
Oral Cancer	31	359	49	156	+ 202
Drownings	32	358	31	570	- 212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	341	41	311	+ 30
Falls	34	334	32	543	- 209
Fires	35	310	35	431	- 121
Liver Cancer	36	308	40	322	- 14
Breast Cancer	37	280	27	784	- 504
Inflammatory/Heart	38	267	33	457	- 190
Stomach Cancer	39	259	38	361	- 102
Poisonings	40	255	42	307	- 52
Lymphomas	41	175	36	387	- 211
Skin Cancers	42	162	54	102	+ 61
Epilepsy	43	154	37	369	- 215
Bladder Cancer	44	145	61	43	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	45	112	43	212	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	101	34	442	- 342
Leukemia	47	91	46	196	- 105
Drug Use	48	88	44	197	- 109
Tetanus	49	88	50	156	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	87	45	197	- 110
Schistosomiasis	51	81	47	183	- 102
Skin Disease	52	78	52	144	- 65
Ovary Cancer	53	73	56	86	- 12
Upper Respiratory	54	65	64	17	+ 48
Measles	55	64	26	788	- 724
Alcohol	56	59	58	85	- 26
Uterin Cancer	57	48	55	99	- 52
Appendicitis	58	47	60	45	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	43	57	85	- 42
Hepatitis B	60	37	53	143	- 106
Lung Cancers	61	35	59	66	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	62	34	48	177	- 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	18	67	11	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	64	13	63	20	- 7
Ascariasis	65	12	62	40	- 28
Hepatitis C	66	9	65	17	- 8
War	67	6	69	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	6	66	16	- 10
Otitis Media	69	4	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	68	10	- 8
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	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
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Tanzania

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.