BENIN VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,654	5	5,397	+ 7,257
Violence	2	8,527	28	726	+ 7,801
Stroke	3	5,706	4	5,855	- 148
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,256	14	1,912	+ 3,345
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,233	8	3,162	+ 2,071
HIV/AIDS	6	3,523	11	2,263	+ 1,260
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,381	1	10,205	- 6,824
Kidney Disease	8	2,790	13	1,929	+ 861
Hypertension	9	2,443	19	1,088	+ 1,355
Lung Disease	10	2,422	17	1,220	+ 1,202
Lung Cancers	11	1,834	59	66	+ 1,768
Low Birth Weight	12	1,452	6	4,908	- 3,455
Prostate Cancer	13	1,340	25	867	+ 473
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,338	10	2,265	- 926
Breast Cancer	15	1,205	27	784	+ 421
Liver Disease	16	1,101	9	2,447	- 1,346
Stomach Cancer	17	1,023	38	361	+ 662
Other Neoplasms	18	1,019	63	20	+ 1,000
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	958	41	311	+ 647
Cervical Cancer	20	934	30	669	+ 266
Other Injuries	21	796	15	1,532	- 736
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	639	3	6,830	- 6,191
Lymphomas	23	587	36	387	+ 200
Birth Trauma	24	511	7	3,950	- 3,438
Pancreas Cancer	25	509	48	177	+ 332
Liver Cancer	26	484	40	322	+ 162
Leukemia	27	474	46	196	+ 278
Falls	28	407	32	543	- 136
Chagas disease	29	388	77	0	+ 388
Endocrine Disorders	30	357	16	1,454	- 1,096
Tuberculosis	31	352	23	919	- 567
Malnutrition	32	296	21	928	- 632
Inflammatory/Heart	33	282	33	457	- 175
Suicide	34	275	22	922	- 647
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	269	29	715	- 446
Ovary Cancer	36	265	56	86	+ 179
Skin Cancers	37	260	54	102	+ 159
Oral Cancer	38	256	49	156	+ 100
Maternal Conditions	39	199	20	1,039	- 840
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	196	34	442	- 246
Epilepsy	41	193	37	369	- 176
Malaria	42	189	2	7,037	- 6,848
Drownings	43	183	31	570	- 388
Oesophagus Cancer	44	174	39	326	- 152
Bladder Cancer	45	171	61	43	+ 128
Asthma	46	146	24	891	- 744
Uterin Cancer	47	145	55	99	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	48	118	43	212	- 93
Meningitis	49	118	12	1,967	- 1,849
Drug Use	50	106	44	197	- 91
War	51	87	69	2	+ 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	85	67	11	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	71	84	0	+ 71
Fires	54	68	35	431	- 363
Anemia	55	59	83	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	56	46	60	45	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	38	45	197	- 159
Poisonings	58	32	42	307	- 276
Dengue	59	31	72	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	60	24	66	16	+ 8
Encephalitis	61	17	57	85	- 68
Alcohol	62	16	58	85	- 69
Hepatitis B	63	14	53	143	- 129
Pertussis	64	12	18	1,168	- 1,156
Hepatitis C	65	10	65	17	- 7
Skin Disease	66	8	52	144	- 135
Syphilis	67	7	51	150	- 143
Tetanus	68	4	50	156	- 152
Schizophrenia	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	62	40	- 38
Leprosy	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	1	85	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	64	17	- 17
Otitis Media	75	1	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	183	- 183
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	79	0	26	788	- 788
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Venezuela

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.