GUINEA-BISSAU VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,481	2	1,390	+ 91
Malaria	2	1,021	9	684	+ 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	991	4	913	+ 78
Stroke	4	849	6	829	+ 20
Coronary Heart Disease	5	783	5	907	- 124
Low Birth Weight	6	712	8	705	+ 8
Birth Trauma	7	573	7	790	- 217
Road Traffic Accidents	8	459	10	619	- 160
Liver Disease	9	355	11	405	- 50
Congenital Anomalies	10	329	12	373	- 45
HIV/AIDS	11	328	1	1,445	- 1,117
Meningitis	12	285	16	258	+ 27
Kidney Disease	13	280	15	268	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	14	277	14	313	- 36
Other Injuries	15	222	17	234	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	16	211	18	221	- 10
Lung Disease	17	177	20	191	- 14
Pertussis	18	169	19	212	- 43
Hypertension	19	158	21	177	- 19
Maternal Conditions	20	151	13	333	- 182
Malnutrition	21	135	27	121	+ 14
Suicide	22	134	26	134	- 0
Tuberculosis	23	133	3	1,387	- 1,253
Asthma	24	129	24	150	- 21
Prostate Cancer	25	126	42	41	+ 85
Measles	26	114	25	147	- 33
Breast Cancer	27	114	29	93	+ 21
Violence	28	105	22	173	- 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	104	34	69	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	30	97	23	154	- 57
Drownings	31	83	30	89	- 7
Falls	32	79	33	71	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	33	66	37	53	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	64	32	77	- 13
Fires	35	63	35	64	- 1
Lymphomas	36	56	45	28	+ 29
Epilepsy	37	54	39	48	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	38	52	36	55	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	39	47	49	19	+ 28
Liver Cancer	40	47	28	116	- 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	45	38	50	- 4
Poisonings	42	45	41	45	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	43	31	46	27	+ 4
Drug Use	44	29	55	13	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	29	43	33	- 4
Leukemia	46	28	61	6	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	47	27	44	30	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	48	26	54	14	+ 12
Oral Cancer	49	23	56	13	+ 10
Tetanus	50	23	40	48	- 26
Syphilis	51	22	31	85	- 63
Skin Disease	52	21	53	16	+ 5
Hepatitis B	53	21	47	20	+ 0
Skin Cancers	54	15	52	17	- 3
Uterin Cancer	55	14	59	8	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	56	12	48	19	- 7
Encephalitis	57	12	58	10	+ 2
Alcohol	58	12	57	12	+ 0
Lung Cancers	59	10	50	18	- 9
Appendicitis	60	7	60	7	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	6	51	17	- 11
Ascariasis	62	6	62	4	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	3	65	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	3	66	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	2	63	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	64	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	68	1	+ 0
War	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Benin

Guinea-Bissau

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.