TANZANIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	46,841	2	26,028	+ 20,813
Malaria	2	32,301	3	21,758	+ 10,543
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,352	6	17,587	+ 13,766
Stroke	4	26,874	7	16,894	+ 9,980
Coronary Heart Disease	5	24,774	9	13,215	+ 11,559
Low Birth Weight	6	22,527	10	12,173	+ 10,354
Birth Trauma	7	18,130	8	15,086	+ 3,044
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,515	5	18,054	- 3,539
Liver Disease	9	11,231	13	6,586	+ 4,645
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,395	11	9,791	+ 605
HIV/AIDS	11	10,386	1	27,402	- 17,016
Meningitis	12	9,028	21	3,188	+ 5,839
Kidney Disease	13	8,853	19	4,547	+ 4,306
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,775	15	6,247	+ 2,529
Other Injuries	15	7,033	20	4,270	+ 2,763
Endocrine Disorders	16	6,673	29	1,778	+ 4,896
Lung Disease	17	5,598	22	3,051	+ 2,547
Pertussis	18	5,360	23	2,774	+ 2,586
Hypertension	19	4,996	17	5,209	- 212
Maternal Conditions	20	4,769	12	6,835	- 2,066
Malnutrition	21	4,259	16	5,574	- 1,316
Suicide	22	4,231	24	2,474	+ 1,757
Tuberculosis	23	4,217	4	20,269	- 16,052
Asthma	24	4,088	30	1,700	+ 2,388
Prostate Cancer	25	3,980	28	1,819	+ 2,161
Measles	26	3,616	55	295	+ 3,322
Breast Cancer	27	3,600	37	1,285	+ 2,315
Violence	28	3,333	18	4,713	- 1,380
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,282	27	2,048	+ 1,234
Cervical Cancer	30	3,069	14	6,424	- 3,355
Drownings	31	2,617	32	1,642	+ 975
Falls	32	2,492	34	1,533	+ 958
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,098	38	1,227	+ 871
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,031	46	462	+ 1,569
Fires	35	1,978	35	1,424	+ 553
Lymphomas	36	1,775	41	805	+ 970
Epilepsy	37	1,694	43	707	+ 987
Stomach Cancer	38	1,656	39	1,190	+ 466
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,496	25	2,247	- 751
Liver Cancer	40	1,477	36	1,413	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,429	33	1,567	- 139
Poisonings	42	1,411	40	1,170	+ 241
Parkinson's Disease	43	971	45	513	+ 458
Drug Use	44	905	48	404	+ 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	904	50	401	+ 504
Leukemia	46	897	47	416	+ 482
Schistosomiasis	47	840	51	371	+ 470
Pancreas Cancer	48	813	62	158	+ 655
Oral Cancer	49	718	31	1,646	- 928
Tetanus	50	716	49	402	+ 315
Syphilis	51	690	26	2,115	- 1,425
Skin Disease	52	660	52	359	+ 300
Hepatitis B	53	655	60	168	+ 487
Skin Cancers	54	466	42	744	- 278
Uterin Cancer	55	455	57	218	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	56	393	53	337	+ 56
Encephalitis	57	391	59	199	+ 193
Alcohol	58	390	56	270	+ 120
Lung Cancers	59	305	61	159	+ 146
Appendicitis	60	207	58	218	- 11
Bladder Cancer	61	199	44	667	- 468
Ascariasis	62	185	65	56	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	63	90	64	58	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	64	79	54	299	- 219
Hepatitis C	65	78	66	40	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	66	71	68	27	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	53	63	81	- 28
Diphtheria	68	47	70	11	+ 37
War	69	11	67	30	- 18
Chlamydia	70	7	71	9	- 2
Otitis Media	71	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Benin

Tanzania

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.