GABON VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,705	4	966	+ 739
Malaria	2	1,176	7	540	+ 636
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,141	14	318	+ 823
Stroke	4	978	5	896	+ 82
Coronary Heart Disease	5	902	3	1,019	- 117
Low Birth Weight	6	820	9	494	+ 325
Birth Trauma	7	660	13	362	+ 297
Road Traffic Accidents	8	528	8	518	+ 10
Liver Disease	9	409	10	416	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	10	378	15	285	+ 93
HIV/AIDS	11	378	2	1,128	- 750
Meningitis	12	329	23	113	+ 216
Kidney Disease	13	322	12	384	- 61
Diabetes Mellitus	14	319	6	643	- 323
Other Injuries	15	256	22	140	+ 116
Endocrine Disorders	16	243	25	98	+ 145
Lung Disease	17	204	16	215	- 11
Pertussis	18	195	31	81	+ 114
Hypertension	19	182	11	412	- 230
Maternal Conditions	20	174	21	145	+ 28
Malnutrition	21	155	33	78	+ 77
Suicide	22	154	18	183	- 29
Tuberculosis	23	153	1	1,819	- 1,665
Asthma	24	149	28	90	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	25	145	32	80	+ 65
Measles	26	132	20	146	- 14
Breast Cancer	27	131	27	92	+ 39
Violence	28	121	17	184	- 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	119	19	152	- 32
Cervical Cancer	30	112	26	96	+ 15
Drownings	31	95	38	42	+ 53
Falls	32	91	30	84	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	33	76	24	101	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	74	41	36	+ 38
Fires	35	72	39	39	+ 33
Lymphomas	36	65	49	32	+ 33
Epilepsy	37	62	40	37	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	38	60	48	32	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	39	54	44	35	+ 20
Liver Cancer	40	54	35	53	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	52	37	43	+ 9
Poisonings	42	51	50	28	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	43	35	36	47	- 12
Drug Use	44	33	45	34	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	33	54	20	+ 13
Leukemia	46	33	57	17	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	47	31	58	14	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	48	30	53	21	+ 9
Oral Cancer	49	26	34	69	- 43
Tetanus	50	26	59	8	+ 18
Syphilis	51	25	47	33	- 8
Skin Disease	52	24	52	22	+ 2
Hepatitis B	53	24	62	7	+ 17
Skin Cancers	54	17	46	34	- 17
Uterin Cancer	55	17	55	19	- 3
Ovary Cancer	56	14	51	27	- 12
Encephalitis	57	14	60	7	+ 7
Alcohol	58	14	56	19	- 5
Lung Cancers	59	11	29	87	- 76
Appendicitis	60	8	61	7	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	61	7	43	35	- 28
Ascariasis	62	7	70	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	63	3	64	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	3	66	3	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	67	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	63	6	- 4
Diphtheria	68	2	69	0	+ 1
War	69	0	65	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.