DJIBOUTI VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	691	3	671	+ 20
Malaria	2	476	23	66	+ 410
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	462	4	364	+ 98
Stroke	4	396	2	680	- 283
Coronary Heart Disease	5	365	1	687	- 322
Low Birth Weight	6	332	8	251	+ 81
Birth Trauma	7	267	15	166	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	8	214	11	229	- 15
Liver Disease	9	166	6	295	- 129
Congenital Anomalies	10	153	18	113	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	11	153	5	348	- 195
Meningitis	12	133	17	117	+ 16
Kidney Disease	13	131	13	186	- 56
Diabetes Mellitus	14	129	7	284	- 155
Other Injuries	15	104	10	233	- 129
Endocrine Disorders	16	98	38	25	+ 73
Lung Disease	17	83	16	120	- 38
Pertussis	18	79	25	50	+ 30
Hypertension	19	74	12	211	- 137
Maternal Conditions	20	70	31	40	+ 30
Malnutrition	21	63	14	170	- 107
Suicide	22	62	19	94	- 31
Tuberculosis	23	62	9	243	- 181
Asthma	24	60	22	68	- 8
Prostate Cancer	25	59	44	17	+ 42
Measles	26	53	66	2	+ 51
Breast Cancer	27	53	20	91	- 38
Violence	28	49	24	64	- 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	48	21	90	- 42
Cervical Cancer	30	45	29	40	+ 5
Drownings	31	39	35	28	+ 10
Falls	32	37	26	45	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	33	31	28	45	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	30	34	32	- 2
Fires	35	29	33	33	- 4
Lymphomas	36	26	30	40	- 14
Epilepsy	37	25	37	26	- 1
Stomach Cancer	38	24	50	14	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	39	22	36	27	- 5
Liver Cancer	40	22	43	19	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	21	32	38	- 17
Poisonings	42	21	39	25	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	43	14	41	23	- 8
Drug Use	44	13	54	12	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	13	48	15	- 1
Leukemia	46	13	27	45	- 32
Schistosomiasis	47	12	64	3	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	48	12	58	6	+ 6
Oral Cancer	49	11	45	17	- 6
Tetanus	50	11	46	16	- 6
Syphilis	51	10	52	13	- 3
Skin Disease	52	10	55	12	- 2
Hepatitis B	53	10	56	8	+ 1
Skin Cancers	54	7	53	12	- 5
Uterin Cancer	55	7	60	4	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	56	6	40	23	- 17
Encephalitis	57	6	59	5	+ 1
Alcohol	58	6	49	15	- 9
Lung Cancers	59	4	42	20	- 15
Appendicitis	60	3	57	6	- 3
Bladder Cancer	61	3	47	15	- 12
Ascariasis	62	3	71	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	1	65	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	62	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	1	69	1	- 0
War	69	0	63	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.