ETHIOPIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	82,313	1	59,931	+ 22,383
Malaria	2	56,762	26	5,626	+ 51,136
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	55,095	2	44,361	+ 10,734
Stroke	4	47,225	3	39,362	+ 7,863
Coronary Heart Disease	5	43,535	4	36,530	+ 7,005
Low Birth Weight	6	39,587	7	28,020	+ 11,566
Birth Trauma	7	31,859	6	31,107	+ 752
Road Traffic Accidents	8	25,507	5	31,564	- 6,058
Liver Disease	9	19,735	8	27,270	- 7,535
Congenital Anomalies	10	18,268	11	15,638	+ 2,630
HIV/AIDS	11	18,251	17	11,471	+ 6,780
Meningitis	12	15,864	14	12,019	+ 3,845
Kidney Disease	13	15,557	13	12,103	+ 3,454
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,421	10	16,258	- 837
Other Injuries	15	12,359	16	11,735	+ 624
Endocrine Disorders	16	11,727	45	1,623	+ 10,104
Lung Disease	17	9,838	15	11,870	- 2,033
Pertussis	18	9,418	23	6,896	+ 2,522
Hypertension	19	8,780	12	13,470	- 4,690
Maternal Conditions	20	8,381	18	8,887	- 506
Malnutrition	21	7,484	19	8,643	- 1,159
Suicide	22	7,435	25	6,030	+ 1,405
Tuberculosis	23	7,411	9	21,455	- 14,044
Asthma	24	7,184	29	4,484	+ 2,700
Prostate Cancer	25	6,993	50	1,244	+ 5,749
Measles	26	6,355	24	6,324	+ 31
Breast Cancer	27	6,326	20	8,485	- 2,159
Violence	28	5,857	22	8,076	- 2,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,768	21	8,258	- 2,489
Cervical Cancer	30	5,393	27	5,019	+ 374
Drownings	31	4,599	35	3,133	+ 1,466
Falls	32	4,378	28	4,510	- 132
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,687	39	2,168	+ 1,519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,568	41	1,758	+ 1,810
Fires	35	3,475	34	3,255	+ 220
Lymphomas	36	3,119	33	3,590	- 471
Epilepsy	37	2,977	44	1,625	+ 1,352
Stomach Cancer	38	2,910	47	1,519	+ 1,392
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,629	40	1,839	+ 790
Liver Cancer	40	2,596	42	1,730	+ 866
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	2,510	31	3,755	- 1,244
Poisonings	42	2,479	32	3,668	- 1,190
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,707	46	1,578	+ 129
Drug Use	44	1,591	60	513	+ 1,078
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,589	49	1,339	+ 250
Leukemia	46	1,577	30	4,222	- 2,645
Schistosomiasis	47	1,477	54	839	+ 637
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,428	61	488	+ 940
Oral Cancer	49	1,261	48	1,477	- 215
Tetanus	50	1,259	37	2,203	- 944
Syphilis	51	1,212	43	1,699	- 487
Skin Disease	52	1,159	53	904	+ 256
Hepatitis B	53	1,151	56	742	+ 409
Skin Cancers	54	819	52	1,006	- 187
Uterin Cancer	55	799	62	421	+ 378
Ovary Cancer	56	691	36	2,424	- 1,733
Encephalitis	57	688	63	386	+ 302
Alcohol	58	685	55	750	- 64
Lung Cancers	59	536	38	2,202	- 1,667
Appendicitis	60	364	58	677	- 314
Bladder Cancer	61	350	51	1,080	- 730
Ascariasis	62	324	68	130	+ 195
Other Neoplasms	63	158	66	148	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	139	57	709	- 570
Hepatitis C	65	136	69	115	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	66	125	70	61	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	93	65	221	- 128
Diphtheria	68	83	67	146	- 63
War	69	20	64	281	- 261
Chlamydia	70	13	72	21	- 8
Otitis Media	71	2	71	39	- 37
Dengue	72	1	73	20	- 19
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	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	579	- 579
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	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.