GHANA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,016	1	16,262	+ 7,754
Malaria	2	16,561	5	11,162	+ 5,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,075	9	6,538	+ 9,537
Stroke	4	13,779	2	15,163	- 1,384
Coronary Heart Disease	5	12,702	3	14,103	- 1,400
Low Birth Weight	6	11,550	8	6,662	+ 4,888
Birth Trauma	7	9,296	10	6,194	+ 3,101
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,442	7	7,808	- 366
Liver Disease	9	5,758	11	6,053	- 295
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,330	14	3,935	+ 1,395
HIV/AIDS	11	5,325	4	13,565	- 8,240
Meningitis	12	4,629	16	2,983	+ 1,645
Kidney Disease	13	4,539	13	4,161	+ 378
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,499	12	5,929	- 1,430
Other Injuries	15	3,606	18	2,433	+ 1,173
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,422	24	1,965	+ 1,457
Lung Disease	17	2,870	15	3,120	- 249
Pertussis	18	2,748	35	744	+ 2,003
Hypertension	19	2,562	19	2,231	+ 331
Maternal Conditions	20	2,445	22	1,991	+ 454
Malnutrition	21	2,184	26	1,868	+ 315
Suicide	22	2,169	21	1,993	+ 176
Tuberculosis	23	2,162	6	10,214	- 8,052
Asthma	24	2,096	23	1,979	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	25	2,040	31	1,031	+ 1,010
Measles	26	1,854	60	135	+ 1,719
Breast Cancer	27	1,846	25	1,937	- 92
Violence	28	1,709	27	1,857	- 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,683	29	1,294	+ 389
Cervical Cancer	30	1,574	20	2,161	- 587
Drownings	31	1,342	36	740	+ 601
Falls	32	1,277	30	1,168	+ 110
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,076	28	1,615	- 539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,041	48	321	+ 721
Fires	35	1,014	37	729	+ 284
Lymphomas	36	910	32	875	+ 35
Epilepsy	37	869	47	329	+ 539
Stomach Cancer	38	849	33	870	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	39	767	49	285	+ 482
Liver Cancer	40	757	17	2,851	- 2,094
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	732	34	803	- 70
Poisonings	42	723	40	522	+ 202
Parkinson's Disease	43	498	43	387	+ 111
Drug Use	44	464	39	630	- 166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	464	52	256	+ 208
Leukemia	46	460	45	340	+ 120
Schistosomiasis	47	431	51	257	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	48	417	46	334	+ 82
Oral Cancer	49	368	42	483	- 115
Tetanus	50	367	56	220	+ 147
Syphilis	51	354	41	483	- 129
Skin Disease	52	338	50	264	+ 74
Hepatitis B	53	336	62	101	+ 235
Skin Cancers	54	239	58	214	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	55	233	57	219	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	56	202	38	698	- 497
Encephalitis	57	201	44	357	- 157
Alcohol	58	200	54	244	- 44
Lung Cancers	59	156	55	237	- 81
Appendicitis	60	106	59	146	- 40
Bladder Cancer	61	102	53	245	- 143
Ascariasis	62	95	68	12	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	63	46	63	48	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	41	66	16	+ 24
Hepatitis C	65	40	65	28	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	37	61	113	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	67	16	+ 11
Diphtheria	68	24	69	4	+ 20
War	69	6	64	29	- 23
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.