BENIN VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,272	5	5,397	+ 6,875
Stroke	2	10,442	4	5,855	+ 4,588
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,899	14	1,912	+ 5,988
Hypertension	4	3,746	19	1,088	+ 2,657
Prostate Cancer	5	3,704	25	867	+ 2,837
Breast Cancer	6	3,696	27	784	+ 2,912
Kidney Disease	7	3,600	13	1,929	+ 1,671
Endocrine Disorders	8	3,441	16	1,454	+ 1,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,348	1	10,205	- 6,856
Other Injuries	10	2,887	15	1,532	+ 1,355
Lung Disease	11	2,423	17	1,220	+ 1,204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,224	41	311	+ 1,913
Skin Disease	13	1,273	52	144	+ 1,129
Cervical Cancer	14	1,259	30	669	+ 590
Stomach Cancer	15	1,020	38	361	+ 659
Lung Cancers	16	952	59	66	+ 886
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	948	29	715	+ 233
HIV/AIDS	18	873	11	2,263	- 1,390
Lymphomas	19	864	36	387	+ 478
Uterin Cancer	20	825	55	99	+ 726
Inflammatory/Heart	21	806	33	457	+ 349
Anemia	22	740	83	0	+ 740
Pancreas Cancer	23	726	48	177	+ 549
Leukemia	24	690	46	196	+ 494
Liver Cancer	25	648	40	322	+ 326
Congenital Anomalies	26	610	10	2,265	- 1,655
Epilepsy	27	505	37	369	+ 136
Liver Disease	28	502	9	2,447	- 1,945
Alcohol	29	493	58	85	+ 408
Ovary Cancer	30	476	56	86	+ 391
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	463	84	0	+ 463
Other Neoplasms	32	428	63	20	+ 408
Oral Cancer	33	365	49	156	+ 209
Violence	34	336	28	726	- 390
Drownings	35	336	31	570	- 235
Asthma	36	275	24	891	- 616
Low Birth Weight	37	241	6	4,908	- 4,666
Malnutrition	38	190	21	928	- 737
Appendicitis	39	184	60	45	+ 139
Drug Use	40	178	44	197	- 19
Bladder Cancer	41	159	61	43	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	42	145	43	212	- 67
Skin Cancers	43	144	54	102	+ 43
Birth Trauma	44	138	7	3,950	- 3,812
Schizophrenia	45	132	80	0	+ 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	119	3	6,830	- 6,711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	117	34	442	- 325
Poisonings	48	103	42	307	- 205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	85	45	197	- 112
Tuberculosis	50	78	23	919	- 841
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	64	67	11	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	52	62	20	1,039	- 977
Meningitis	53	59	12	1,967	- 1,908
Suicide	54	55	22	922	- 867
Otitis Media	55	42	71	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	56	39	66	16	+ 23
Fires	57	25	35	431	- 406
Oesophagus Cancer	58	16	39	326	- 310
War	59	3	69	2	+ 0
Syphilis	60	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	61	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	62	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	63	0	50	156	- 156
Pertussis	64	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Measles	65	0	26	788	- 788
Ascariasis	66	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	67	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	64	17	- 17
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	57	85	- 85
Hepatitis B	74	0	53	143	- 143
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	47	183	- 183
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	8	3,162	- 3,162
Falls	82	0	32	543	- 543
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Antigua/Bar.

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.