BENIN VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,392	5	5,397	+ 9,995
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,303	14	1,912	+ 11,391
Stroke	3	8,578	4	5,855	+ 2,723
Violence	4	5,730	28	726	+ 5,004
Kidney Disease	5	4,583	13	1,929	+ 2,654
Prostate Cancer	6	3,441	25	867	+ 2,574
Breast Cancer	7	2,694	27	784	+ 1,910
Lung Cancers	8	2,266	59	66	+ 2,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,241	29	715	+ 1,526
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,143	1	10,205	- 8,062
Hypertension	11	2,099	19	1,088	+ 1,011
HIV/AIDS	12	2,044	11	2,263	- 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,041	41	311	+ 1,730
Liver Disease	14	1,418	9	2,447	- 1,029
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,358	8	3,162	- 1,804
Lung Disease	16	1,348	17	1,220	+ 128
Suicide	17	1,262	22	922	+ 341
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,245	16	1,454	- 209
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,188	48	177	+ 1,011
Lymphomas	20	1,163	36	387	+ 776
Cervical Cancer	21	1,011	30	669	+ 342
Congenital Anomalies	22	973	10	2,265	- 1,292
Low Birth Weight	23	865	6	4,908	- 4,043
Ovary Cancer	24	836	56	86	+ 750
Inflammatory/Heart	25	752	33	457	+ 295
Stomach Cancer	26	720	38	361	+ 360
Uterin Cancer	27	706	55	99	+ 607
Liver Cancer	28	688	40	322	+ 366
Leukemia	29	650	46	196	+ 455
Other Injuries	30	636	15	1,532	- 896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	542	34	442	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	32	535	43	212	+ 324
Falls	33	449	32	543	- 94
Bladder Cancer	34	423	61	43	+ 380
Asthma	35	421	24	891	- 470
Skin Disease	36	405	52	144	+ 261
Epilepsy	37	335	37	369	- 34
Oral Cancer	38	322	49	156	+ 166
Drownings	39	322	31	570	- 248
Birth Trauma	40	263	7	3,950	- 3,686
Oesophagus Cancer	41	254	39	326	- 72
Alcohol	42	241	58	85	+ 156
Tuberculosis	43	225	23	919	- 694
Drug Use	44	195	44	197	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	188	3	6,830	- 6,643
War	46	176	69	2	+ 174
Malnutrition	47	173	21	928	- 755
Fires	48	170	35	431	- 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	116	45	197	- 81
Maternal Conditions	50	108	20	1,039	- 931
Other Neoplasms	51	106	63	20	+ 86
Meningitis	52	99	12	1,967	- 1,868
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	85	67	11	+ 73
Encephalitis	54	64	57	85	- 21
Dengue	55	55	72	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	56	46	60	45	+ 1
Skin Cancers	57	45	54	102	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	58	24	66	16	+ 8
Poisonings	59	15	42	307	- 292
Hepatitis B	60	5	53	143	- 138
Syphilis	61	1	51	150	- 149
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	17	- 16
Chlamydia	63	1	70	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	17	- 17
Tetanus	65	1	50	156	- 156
Ascariasis	66	0	62	40	- 40
Pertussis	67	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	68	0	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	72	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	26	788	- 788
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Trinidad/Tob.

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.