BENIN VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,178	11	2,263	+ 9,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,725	1	10,205	- 3,480
Stroke	3	5,616	4	5,855	- 238
Malaria	4	5,570	2	7,037	- 1,467
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,434	3	6,830	- 2,396
Tuberculosis	6	4,198	23	919	+ 3,279
Birth Trauma	7	3,577	7	3,950	- 373
Low Birth Weight	8	3,432	6	4,908	- 1,476
Liver Disease	9	3,180	9	2,447	+ 734
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,132	5	5,397	- 2,266
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,582	8	3,162	- 580
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,223	10	2,265	- 42
Hypertension	13	1,849	19	1,088	+ 760
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,692	14	1,912	- 219
Malnutrition	15	1,627	21	928	+ 699
Meningitis	16	1,396	12	1,967	- 570
Cervical Cancer	17	1,271	30	669	+ 602
Kidney Disease	18	1,244	13	1,929	- 685
Other Injuries	19	1,221	15	1,532	- 311
Suicide	20	920	22	922	- 1
Lung Disease	21	899	17	1,220	- 320
Maternal Conditions	22	839	20	1,039	- 200
Violence	23	815	28	726	+ 89
Syphilis	24	625	51	150	+ 475
Pertussis	25	525	18	1,168	- 643
Asthma	26	523	24	891	- 367
Drownings	27	487	31	570	- 83
Falls	28	421	32	543	- 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	417	29	715	- 298
Prostate Cancer	30	397	25	867	- 470
Lymphomas	31	387	36	387	+ 0
Fires	32	386	35	431	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	33	354	33	457	- 103
Poisonings	34	322	42	307	+ 15
Breast Cancer	35	259	27	784	- 526
Oesophagus Cancer	36	253	39	326	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	37	250	16	1,454	- 1,204
Epilepsy	38	235	37	369	- 134
Leukemia	39	185	46	196	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	173	34	442	- 269
Lung Cancers	41	160	59	66	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	42	146	38	361	- 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	143	41	311	- 168
Tetanus	44	134	50	156	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	134	45	197	- 63
Liver Cancer	46	125	40	322	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	47	116	43	212	- 96
Oral Cancer	48	110	49	156	- 47
Alcohol	49	99	58	85	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	50	93	61	43	+ 50
Schistosomiasis	51	91	47	183	- 92
Skin Disease	52	89	52	144	- 55
Drug Use	53	87	44	197	- 111
Skin Cancers	54	76	54	102	- 25
Hepatitis B	55	74	53	143	- 69
Appendicitis	56	59	60	45	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	57	58	56	86	- 27
Leishmaniasis	58	51	79	0	+ 51
Encephalitis	59	50	57	85	- 36
Upper Respiratory	60	48	64	17	+ 31
Measles	61	34	26	788	- 754
Pancreas Cancer	62	30	48	177	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	21	67	11	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	64	21	55	99	- 78
Other Neoplasms	65	14	63	20	- 6
Hepatitis C	66	12	65	17	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	66	16	- 6
Ascariasis	68	6	62	40	- 34
War	69	5	69	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	4	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	68	10	- 8
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Zambia

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.