BENIN VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,784	5	5,397	+ 5,387
Stroke	2	10,567	4	5,855	+ 4,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,577	1	10,205	- 3,628
Kidney Disease	4	5,638	13	1,929	+ 3,709
Liver Cancer	5	5,020	40	322	+ 4,698
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,803	29	715	+ 4,088
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,714	8	3,162	+ 1,552
Lung Cancers	8	4,687	59	66	+ 4,620
Lung Disease	9	4,093	17	1,220	+ 2,874
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,947	14	1,912	+ 2,035
Liver Disease	11	3,699	9	2,447	+ 1,252
HIV/AIDS	12	2,926	11	2,263	+ 664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,083	41	311	+ 1,771
Tuberculosis	14	2,008	23	919	+ 1,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,443	3	6,830	- 5,388
Suicide	16	1,292	22	922	+ 370
Breast Cancer	17	1,272	27	784	+ 488
Falls	18	1,137	32	543	+ 594
Cervical Cancer	19	1,074	30	669	+ 405
Oral Cancer	20	1,043	49	156	+ 886
Other Injuries	21	1,023	15	1,532	- 509
Lymphomas	22	954	36	387	+ 567
Parkinson's Disease	23	902	43	212	+ 691
Asthma	24	879	24	891	- 12
Drownings	25	831	31	570	+ 261
Leukemia	26	820	46	196	+ 625
Stomach Cancer	27	725	38	361	+ 365
Skin Disease	28	709	52	144	+ 566
Oesophagus Cancer	29	663	39	326	+ 337
Prostate Cancer	30	633	25	867	- 234
Violence	31	623	28	726	- 103
Inflammatory/Heart	32	605	33	457	+ 148
Pancreas Cancer	33	501	48	177	+ 324
Hypertension	34	458	19	1,088	- 630
Congenital Anomalies	35	443	10	2,265	- 1,822
Ovary Cancer	36	421	56	86	+ 335
Endocrine Disorders	37	397	16	1,454	- 1,057
Bladder Cancer	38	378	61	43	+ 335
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	353	34	442	- 90
Low Birth Weight	40	325	6	4,908	- 4,582
Skin Cancers	41	238	54	102	+ 137
Malnutrition	42	202	21	928	- 726
Meningitis	43	196	12	1,967	- 1,771
Uterin Cancer	44	182	55	99	+ 83
Drug Use	45	167	44	197	- 30
Encephalitis	46	152	57	85	+ 66
Epilepsy	47	145	37	369	- 224
Fires	48	130	35	431	- 301
Alcohol	49	115	58	85	+ 30
Birth Trauma	50	112	7	3,950	- 3,838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	92	45	197	- 105
Maternal Conditions	52	48	20	1,039	- 991
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	41	67	11	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	54	40	63	20	+ 21
Dengue	55	36	72	0	+ 36
Hepatitis B	56	32	53	143	- 110
Poisonings	57	28	42	307	- 280
Tetanus	58	24	50	156	- 132
Appendicitis	59	24	60	45	- 21
War	60	18	69	2	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	66	16	+ 2
Pertussis	62	16	18	1,168	- 1,151
Measles	63	12	26	788	- 776
Syphilis	64	8	51	150	- 143
Upper Respiratory	65	4	64	17	- 14
Malaria	66	3	2	7,037	- 7,034
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	17	- 15
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	62	40	- 39
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	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

Thailand

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.