INDIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	978,401	6	392,425	+ 585,977
Malaria	2	674,696	57	7,705	+ 666,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	654,879	4	670,315	- 15,435
Stroke	4	561,333	3	697,038	- 135,706
Coronary Heart Disease	5	517,470	1	1,520,034	- 1,002,564
Low Birth Weight	6	470,542	9	238,739	+ 231,802
Birth Trauma	7	378,691	20	102,819	+ 275,872
Road Traffic Accidents	8	303,181	12	212,596	+ 90,585
Liver Disease	9	234,582	8	268,580	- 33,997
Congenital Anomalies	10	217,137	23	82,769	+ 134,368
HIV/AIDS	11	216,942	31	44,406	+ 172,536
Meningitis	12	188,565	36	33,337	+ 155,228
Kidney Disease	13	184,915	11	222,903	- 37,987
Diabetes Mellitus	14	183,294	7	271,495	- 88,201
Other Injuries	15	146,898	15	149,570	- 2,672
Endocrine Disorders	16	139,394	47	15,264	+ 124,129
Lung Disease	17	116,934	2	879,732	- 762,798
Pertussis	18	111,950	54	10,094	+ 101,857
Hypertension	19	104,360	19	108,050	- 3,690
Maternal Conditions	20	99,614	41	25,917	+ 73,697
Malnutrition	21	88,957	55	8,626	+ 80,330
Suicide	22	88,378	14	173,347	- 84,970
Tuberculosis	23	88,090	5	435,882	- 347,792
Asthma	24	85,389	13	196,051	- 110,661
Prostate Cancer	25	83,127	38	30,945	+ 52,182
Measles	26	75,536	51	11,923	+ 63,614
Breast Cancer	27	75,192	22	82,821	- 7,628
Violence	28	69,620	27	51,767	+ 17,853
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	68,561	17	126,593	- 58,032
Cervical Cancer	30	64,103	30	45,319	+ 18,784
Drownings	31	54,664	28	48,774	+ 5,890
Falls	32	52,044	10	225,755	- 173,712
Inflammatory/Heart	33	43,829	49	12,651	+ 31,178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	42,416	26	68,108	- 25,691
Fires	35	41,305	42	23,265	+ 18,040
Lymphomas	36	37,074	33	40,159	- 3,085
Epilepsy	37	35,384	40	30,307	+ 5,076
Stomach Cancer	38	34,594	24	81,058	- 46,464
Oesophagus Cancer	39	31,251	34	38,898	- 7,646
Liver Cancer	40	30,857	39	30,369	+ 489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	29,840	25	77,368	- 47,528
Poisonings	42	29,463	61	3,540	+ 25,923
Parkinson's Disease	43	20,285	32	43,398	- 23,113
Drug Use	44	18,906	52	11,747	+ 7,159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	18,889	18	126,079	- 107,191
Leukemia	46	18,747	35	33,383	- 14,636
Schistosomiasis	47	17,551	76	0	+ 17,551
Pancreas Cancer	48	16,973	37	32,812	- 15,838
Oral Cancer	49	14,991	16	134,187	- 119,196
Tetanus	50	14,962	58	7,093	+ 7,869
Syphilis	51	14,412	64	2,007	+ 12,404
Skin Disease	52	13,782	45	17,857	- 4,075
Hepatitis B	53	13,682	56	8,184	+ 5,498
Skin Cancers	54	9,738	60	5,054	+ 4,684
Uterin Cancer	55	9,501	59	6,841	+ 2,660
Ovary Cancer	56	8,215	44	21,947	- 13,732
Encephalitis	57	8,172	29	48,080	- 39,908
Alcohol	58	8,147	43	23,097	- 14,950
Lung Cancers	59	6,366	21	88,276	- 81,910
Appendicitis	60	4,325	53	11,245	- 6,921
Bladder Cancer	61	4,157	48	14,081	- 9,923
Ascariasis	62	3,854	70	126	+ 3,728
Other Neoplasms	63	1,883	62	2,968	- 1,085
Upper Respiratory	64	1,654	68	584	+ 1,070
Hepatitis C	65	1,622	65	1,364	+ 258
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1,489	63	2,328	- 839
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1,100	50	11,931	- 10,831
Diphtheria	68	988	72	65	+ 923
War	69	233	67	890	- 657
Chlamydia	70	156	69	379	- 223
Otitis Media	71	20	71	68	- 48
Dengue	72	13	46	17,546	- 17,533
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	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	973	- 973
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.