COLOMBIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,431	5	10,773	+ 23,657
Malaria	2	23,743	67	26	+ 23,717
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,046	38	747	+ 22,298
Stroke	4	19,754	3	16,573	+ 3,181
Coronary Heart Disease	5	18,210	1	43,066	- 24,856
Low Birth Weight	6	16,559	23	2,095	+ 14,463
Birth Trauma	7	13,326	41	648	+ 12,678
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,669	6	7,765	+ 2,905
Liver Disease	9	8,255	19	2,426	+ 5,829
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,641	16	2,963	+ 4,679
HIV/AIDS	11	7,634	17	2,683	+ 4,951
Meningitis	12	6,636	50	244	+ 6,392
Kidney Disease	13	6,507	7	6,834	- 326
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,450	11	5,028	+ 1,422
Other Injuries	15	5,169	28	1,592	+ 3,577
Endocrine Disorders	16	4,905	30	1,367	+ 3,538
Lung Disease	17	4,115	4	15,928	- 11,813
Pertussis	18	3,940	69	18	+ 3,921
Hypertension	19	3,673	8	6,400	- 2,727
Maternal Conditions	20	3,506	46	394	+ 3,112
Malnutrition	21	3,130	27	1,878	+ 1,252
Suicide	22	3,110	26	1,965	+ 1,145
Tuberculosis	23	3,100	32	1,272	+ 1,828
Asthma	24	3,005	54	191	+ 2,814
Prostate Cancer	25	2,925	14	3,584	- 659
Measles	26	2,658	78	0	+ 2,658
Breast Cancer	27	2,646	13	3,669	- 1,023
Violence	28	2,450	2	19,268	- 16,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,413	22	2,157	+ 256
Cervical Cancer	30	2,256	20	2,266	- 10
Drownings	31	1,924	40	689	+ 1,235
Falls	32	1,831	29	1,518	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,542	31	1,329	+ 213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,493	39	698	+ 794
Fires	35	1,454	56	127	+ 1,327
Lymphomas	36	1,305	18	2,603	- 1,298
Epilepsy	37	1,245	43	597	+ 648
Stomach Cancer	38	1,217	9	6,112	- 4,895
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,100	36	835	+ 264
Liver Cancer	40	1,086	24	2,065	- 979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,050	12	4,371	- 3,321
Poisonings	42	1,037	61	61	+ 976
Parkinson's Disease	43	714	47	383	+ 331
Drug Use	44	665	44	492	+ 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	665	63	38	+ 627
Leukemia	46	660	21	2,208	- 1,549
Schistosomiasis	47	618	77	1	+ 617
Pancreas Cancer	48	597	25	2,022	- 1,425
Oral Cancer	49	528	37	807	- 279
Tetanus	50	527	71	14	+ 512
Syphilis	51	507	65	30	+ 477
Skin Disease	52	485	34	1,102	- 617
Hepatitis B	53	481	62	50	+ 431
Skin Cancers	54	343	35	1,028	- 686
Uterin Cancer	55	334	45	423	- 89
Ovary Cancer	56	289	33	1,122	- 833
Encephalitis	57	288	64	38	+ 250
Alcohol	58	287	68	23	+ 264
Lung Cancers	59	224	10	5,250	- 5,026
Appendicitis	60	152	52	213	- 61
Bladder Cancer	61	146	42	609	- 463
Ascariasis	62	136	76	5	+ 131
Other Neoplasms	63	66	15	3,205	- 3,138
Upper Respiratory	64	58	66	27	+ 32
Hepatitis C	65	57	59	65	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	60	62	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	51	242	- 203
Diphtheria	68	35	80	0	+ 34
War	69	8	49	260	- 252
Chlamydia	70	5	81	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.