CHINA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	983,203	12	183,342	+ 799,861
Malaria	2	678,006	75	0	+ 678,006
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	658,093	50	8,719	+ 649,374
Stroke	4	564,087	1	2,043,210	- 1,479,123
Coronary Heart Disease	5	520,009	2	1,771,525	- 1,251,516
Low Birth Weight	6	472,851	40	21,631	+ 451,219
Birth Trauma	7	380,549	43	17,644	+ 362,904
Road Traffic Accidents	8	304,669	8	250,272	+ 54,397
Liver Disease	9	235,734	15	145,603	+ 90,131
Congenital Anomalies	10	218,202	31	36,613	+ 181,590
HIV/AIDS	11	218,006	34	28,746	+ 189,260
Meningitis	12	189,490	51	5,704	+ 183,787
Kidney Disease	13	185,823	11	192,302	- 6,480
Diabetes Mellitus	14	184,194	14	161,672	+ 22,522
Other Injuries	15	147,619	25	54,087	+ 93,532
Endocrine Disorders	16	140,078	37	25,613	+ 114,465
Lung Disease	17	117,508	3	968,607	- 851,099
Pertussis	18	112,500	64	484	+ 112,016
Hypertension	19	104,872	7	301,183	- 196,310
Maternal Conditions	20	100,103	54	3,596	+ 96,507
Malnutrition	21	89,393	44	12,995	+ 76,399
Suicide	22	88,811	17	116,324	- 27,513
Tuberculosis	23	88,522	32	34,802	+ 53,720
Asthma	24	85,808	39	23,147	+ 62,661
Prostate Cancer	25	83,535	28	51,056	+ 32,478
Measles	26	75,907	62	558	+ 75,349
Breast Cancer	27	75,561	19	92,757	- 17,195
Violence	28	69,962	47	11,115	+ 58,847
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	68,898	6	304,455	- 235,557
Cervical Cancer	30	64,418	27	51,650	+ 12,768
Drownings	31	54,932	26	52,807	+ 2,125
Falls	32	52,299	16	138,878	- 86,579
Inflammatory/Heart	33	44,044	33	29,954	+ 14,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	42,624	30	37,723	+ 4,901
Fires	35	41,508	48	10,498	+ 31,010
Lymphomas	36	37,256	23	57,838	- 20,583
Epilepsy	37	35,558	46	11,365	+ 24,193
Stomach Cancer	38	34,764	5	398,439	- 363,675
Oesophagus Cancer	39	31,405	10	242,891	- 211,486
Liver Cancer	40	31,009	13	180,952	- 149,943
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	29,987	9	248,388	- 218,402
Poisonings	42	29,608	36	25,762	+ 3,846
Parkinson's Disease	43	20,385	20	70,699	- 50,314
Drug Use	44	18,999	38	24,214	- 5,215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18,981	21	65,350	- 46,369
Leukemia	46	18,839	22	58,145	- 39,306
Schistosomiasis	47	17,637	65	400	+ 17,237
Pancreas Cancer	48	17,057	18	111,537	- 94,480
Oral Cancer	49	15,065	24	54,695	- 39,631
Tetanus	50	15,035	63	491	+ 14,544
Syphilis	51	14,482	58	1,824	+ 12,658
Skin Disease	52	13,850	52	5,222	+ 8,628
Hepatitis B	53	13,750	56	2,757	+ 10,992
Skin Cancers	54	9,786	41	19,669	- 9,883
Uterin Cancer	55	9,547	45	11,751	- 2,204
Ovary Cancer	56	8,255	35	28,078	- 19,823
Encephalitis	57	8,212	55	2,796	+ 5,416
Alcohol	58	8,187	42	19,071	- 10,884
Lung Cancers	59	6,397	4	714,311	- 707,914
Appendicitis	60	4,346	60	1,468	+ 2,878
Bladder Cancer	61	4,178	29	37,873	- 33,696
Ascariasis	62	3,873	68	34	+ 3,839
Other Neoplasms	63	1,892	53	4,374	- 2,482
Upper Respiratory	64	1,662	57	2,663	- 1,000
Hepatitis C	65	1,630	66	86	+ 1,544
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1,497	59	1,734	- 237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1,105	49	10,108	- 9,003
Diphtheria	68	993	71	11	+ 982
War	69	234	61	900	- 666
Chlamydia	70	156	67	55	+ 101
Otitis Media	71	20	69	15	+ 5
Dengue	72	13	70	12	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.