GREECE VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,263	3	8,282	- 1,019
Malaria	2	5,009	78	0	+ 5,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,862	44	95	+ 4,767
Stroke	4	4,167	2	14,077	- 9,910
Coronary Heart Disease	5	3,842	1	21,124	- 17,283
Low Birth Weight	6	3,493	41	127	+ 3,366
Birth Trauma	7	2,811	57	17	+ 2,794
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,251	22	870	+ 1,380
Liver Disease	9	1,741	23	809	+ 932
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,612	38	174	+ 1,438
HIV/AIDS	11	1,611	50	47	+ 1,563
Meningitis	12	1,400	53	33	+ 1,367
Kidney Disease	13	1,373	6	4,759	- 3,386
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,361	20	1,266	+ 95
Other Injuries	15	1,091	17	1,453	- 363
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,035	29	526	+ 509
Lung Disease	17	868	5	5,526	- 4,658
Pertussis	18	831	69	0	+ 831
Hypertension	19	775	9	2,922	- 2,148
Maternal Conditions	20	740	61	2	+ 737
Malnutrition	21	660	66	1	+ 660
Suicide	22	656	28	533	+ 123
Tuberculosis	23	654	46	66	+ 587
Asthma	24	634	55	27	+ 606
Prostate Cancer	25	617	12	2,023	- 1,406
Measles	26	561	68	0	+ 560
Breast Cancer	27	558	11	2,520	- 1,962
Violence	28	517	42	104	+ 413
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	509	7	3,940	- 3,431
Cervical Cancer	30	476	36	243	+ 233
Drownings	31	406	32	435	- 30
Falls	32	386	21	1,245	- 859
Inflammatory/Heart	33	325	24	725	- 400
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	315	26	611	- 296
Fires	35	307	39	146	+ 160
Lymphomas	36	275	19	1,268	- 993
Epilepsy	37	263	34	249	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	38	257	16	1,535	- 1,279
Oesophagus Cancer	39	232	35	246	- 14
Liver Cancer	40	229	14	1,566	- 1,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	222	8	3,264	- 3,042
Poisonings	42	219	56	19	+ 199
Parkinson's Disease	43	151	10	2,646	- 2,495
Drug Use	44	140	37	193	- 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	140	43	100	+ 40
Leukemia	46	139	18	1,354	- 1,215
Schistosomiasis	47	130	75	0	+ 130
Pancreas Cancer	48	126	13	1,904	- 1,778
Oral Cancer	49	111	30	440	- 329
Tetanus	50	111	62	2	+ 109
Syphilis	51	107	65	1	+ 106
Skin Disease	52	102	47	56	+ 46
Hepatitis B	53	102	48	56	+ 46
Skin Cancers	54	72	31	438	- 366
Uterin Cancer	55	71	33	373	- 302
Ovary Cancer	56	61	27	557	- 496
Encephalitis	57	61	67	1	+ 60
Alcohol	58	60	49	50	+ 10
Lung Cancers	59	47	4	7,355	- 7,308
Appendicitis	60	32	58	9	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	61	31	15	1,551	- 1,520
Ascariasis	62	29	73	0	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	63	14	25	679	- 665
Upper Respiratory	64	12	59	8	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	12	52	38	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	40	135	- 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	45	67	- 59
Diphtheria	68	7	70	0	+ 7
War	69	2	64	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.