GEORGIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,403	9	886	+ 2,517
Malaria	2	2,347	71	0	+ 2,347
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,278	50	19	+ 2,259
Stroke	4	1,952	2	11,969	- 10,017
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,800	1	16,014	- 14,215
Low Birth Weight	6	1,637	37	114	+ 1,522
Birth Trauma	7	1,317	46	39	+ 1,278
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,054	13	496	+ 558
Liver Disease	9	816	4	1,871	- 1,055
Congenital Anomalies	10	755	28	174	+ 581
HIV/AIDS	11	755	42	89	+ 666
Meningitis	12	656	47	25	+ 631
Kidney Disease	13	643	10	826	- 183
Diabetes Mellitus	14	637	6	1,621	- 984
Other Injuries	15	511	20	346	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	16	485	38	109	+ 376
Lung Disease	17	407	7	1,158	- 752
Pertussis	18	389	67	0	+ 389
Hypertension	19	363	3	4,387	- 4,024
Maternal Conditions	20	346	53	13	+ 334
Malnutrition	21	309	59	5	+ 305
Suicide	22	307	18	367	- 60
Tuberculosis	23	306	32	153	+ 154
Asthma	24	297	35	136	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	25	289	22	290	- 1
Measles	26	263	68	0	+ 263
Breast Cancer	27	262	11	613	- 351
Violence	28	242	40	90	+ 152
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	238	5	1,826	- 1,588
Cervical Cancer	30	223	27	187	+ 36
Drownings	31	190	39	95	+ 95
Falls	32	181	16	420	- 239
Inflammatory/Heart	33	152	21	346	- 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	148	24	226	- 79
Fires	35	144	34	140	+ 4
Lymphomas	36	129	25	208	- 79
Epilepsy	37	123	44	51	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	38	120	12	533	- 413
Oesophagus Cancer	39	109	43	75	+ 34
Liver Cancer	40	107	17	385	- 277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	104	14	444	- 340
Poisonings	42	102	49	23	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	43	71	19	354	- 284
Drug Use	44	66	41	90	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	66	15	426	- 361
Leukemia	46	65	30	171	- 106
Schistosomiasis	47	61	73	0	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	48	59	23	227	- 168
Oral Cancer	49	52	31	167	- 114
Tetanus	50	52	62	0	+ 52
Syphilis	51	50	63	0	+ 50
Skin Disease	52	48	51	17	+ 31
Hepatitis B	53	48	58	7	+ 41
Skin Cancers	54	34	33	149	- 115
Uterin Cancer	55	33	36	115	- 82
Ovary Cancer	56	29	29	174	- 145
Encephalitis	57	28	48	24	+ 4
Alcohol	58	28	45	49	- 21
Lung Cancers	59	22	8	1,152	- 1,130
Appendicitis	60	15	55	10	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	14	26	205	- 191
Ascariasis	62	13	69	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	63	7	52	15	- 8
Upper Respiratory	64	6	60	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	6	64	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	54	12	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	57	8	- 4
Diphtheria	68	3	70	0	+ 3
War	69	1	61	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	56	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 GEORGIA

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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.