GERMANY VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	58,406	9	20,712	+ 37,694
Malaria	2	40,277	79	0	+ 40,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,094	32	3,830	+ 35,263
Stroke	4	33,509	3	49,794	- 16,284
Coronary Heart Disease	5	30,891	1	147,055	- 116,164
Low Birth Weight	6	28,089	45	770	+ 27,319
Birth Trauma	7	22,606	57	239	+ 22,367
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,099	34	3,160	+ 14,939
Liver Disease	9	14,004	15	15,194	- 1,190
Congenital Anomalies	10	12,962	36	2,291	+ 10,671
HIV/AIDS	11	12,951	54	345	+ 12,605
Meningitis	12	11,257	60	168	+ 11,089
Kidney Disease	13	11,039	8	22,770	- 11,732
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,942	13	15,560	- 4,618
Other Injuries	15	8,769	23	8,248	+ 521
Endocrine Disorders	16	8,321	18	10,677	- 2,356
Lung Disease	17	6,980	5	42,797	- 35,816
Pertussis	18	6,683	69	2	+ 6,681
Hypertension	19	6,230	6	26,796	- 20,566
Maternal Conditions	20	5,947	64	38	+ 5,908
Malnutrition	21	5,310	50	450	+ 4,860
Suicide	22	5,276	19	10,284	- 5,008
Tuberculosis	23	5,259	56	281	+ 4,978
Asthma	24	5,097	44	924	+ 4,173
Prostate Cancer	25	4,962	12	16,487	- 11,525
Measles	26	4,509	70	2	+ 4,507
Breast Cancer	27	4,489	10	18,842	- 14,353
Violence	28	4,156	46	769	+ 3,387
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,093	2	51,168	- 47,075
Cervical Cancer	30	3,827	39	2,131	+ 1,695
Drownings	31	3,263	49	459	+ 2,805
Falls	32	3,107	14	15,325	- 12,218
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,616	21	8,891	- 6,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,532	38	2,166	+ 366
Fires	35	2,466	53	359	+ 2,107
Lymphomas	36	2,213	17	12,249	- 10,036
Epilepsy	37	2,112	35	3,091	- 979
Stomach Cancer	38	2,065	20	9,658	- 7,593
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,866	27	6,212	- 4,347
Liver Cancer	40	1,842	25	8,057	- 6,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,781	7	26,026	- 24,245
Poisonings	42	1,759	58	216	+ 1,542
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,211	16	12,594	- 11,383
Drug Use	44	1,129	40	1,930	- 802
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,128	33	3,615	- 2,488
Leukemia	46	1,119	22	8,737	- 7,618
Schistosomiasis	47	1,048	73	1	+ 1,047
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,013	11	17,971	- 16,958
Oral Cancer	49	895	29	6,023	- 5,128
Tetanus	50	893	75	1	+ 893
Syphilis	51	860	68	6	+ 855
Skin Disease	52	823	42	1,543	- 720
Hepatitis B	53	817	59	182	+ 635
Skin Cancers	54	581	31	4,055	- 3,474
Uterin Cancer	55	567	37	2,231	- 1,664
Ovary Cancer	56	490	30	5,192	- 4,702
Encephalitis	57	488	67	8	+ 480
Alcohol	58	486	26	6,257	- 5,771
Lung Cancers	59	380	4	46,560	- 46,180
Appendicitis	60	258	62	129	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	61	248	28	6,193	- 5,945
Ascariasis	62	230	81	0	+ 230
Other Neoplasms	63	112	24	8,161	- 8,049
Upper Respiratory	64	99	61	138	- 40
Hepatitis C	65	97	48	507	- 410
Multiple Sclerosis	66	89	41	1,571	- 1,482
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	66	47	543	- 477
Diphtheria	68	59	77	0	+ 59
War	69	14	66	10	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	9	85	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.