BENIN VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,868	1	10,205	+ 2,663
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,984	3	6,830	+ 2,154
Tuberculosis	3	7,905	23	919	+ 6,986
Malaria	4	6,268	2	7,037	- 769
Birth Trauma	5	6,219	7	3,950	+ 2,270
Low Birth Weight	6	5,957	6	4,908	+ 1,049
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,810	5	5,397	- 1,587
Stroke	8	3,585	4	5,855	- 2,270
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,085	10	2,265	+ 820
HIV/AIDS	10	2,739	11	2,263	+ 476
Meningitis	11	2,710	12	1,967	+ 743
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,588	8	3,162	- 574
Liver Disease	13	2,379	9	2,447	- 67
Measles	14	1,828	26	788	+ 1,040
Maternal Conditions	15	1,461	20	1,039	+ 422
Pertussis	16	1,445	18	1,168	+ 278
Other Injuries	17	1,409	15	1,532	- 123
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,397	14	1,912	- 515
Violence	19	1,143	28	726	+ 417
Kidney Disease	20	1,129	13	1,929	- 799
Endocrine Disorders	21	981	16	1,454	- 473
Lung Disease	22	780	17	1,220	- 439
Breast Cancer	23	738	27	784	- 46
Hypertension	24	664	19	1,088	- 425
Cervical Cancer	25	656	30	669	- 12
Tetanus	26	519	50	156	+ 363
Asthma	27	509	24	891	- 382
Falls	28	467	32	543	- 75
Fires	29	443	35	431	+ 12
Suicide	30	436	22	922	- 486
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	421	29	715	- 294
Drownings	32	409	31	570	- 161
Poisonings	33	408	42	307	+ 101
Drug Use	34	389	44	197	+ 192
Prostate Cancer	35	367	25	867	- 500
Malnutrition	36	366	21	928	- 562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	363	34	442	- 79
Syphilis	38	338	51	150	+ 188
Liver Cancer	39	328	40	322	+ 6
Lymphomas	40	323	36	387	- 64
Epilepsy	41	310	37	369	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	42	300	33	457	- 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	258	41	311	- 53
Diphtheria	44	236	68	10	+ 226
War	45	201	69	2	+ 199
Parkinson's Disease	46	154	43	212	- 58
Leukemia	47	140	46	196	- 55
Oral Cancer	48	139	49	156	- 17
Ovary Cancer	49	132	56	86	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	50	132	38	361	- 229
Pancreas Cancer	51	123	48	177	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	121	45	197	- 76
Skin Cancers	53	120	54	102	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	54	94	47	183	- 89
Hepatitis B	55	92	53	143	- 50
Skin Disease	56	91	52	144	- 53
Lung Cancers	57	80	59	66	+ 14
Alcohol	58	64	58	85	- 21
Encephalitis	59	58	57	85	- 27
Appendicitis	60	47	60	45	+ 2
Ascariasis	61	43	62	40	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	42	55	99	- 57
Bladder Cancer	63	42	61	43	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	64	35	39	326	- 291
Hepatitis C	65	19	65	17	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	66	18	63	20	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	16	64	17	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	11	66	16	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	10	67	11	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Nigeria

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.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.