IRAN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,370	8	11,243	+ 50,126
Malaria	2	42,320	77	0	+ 42,320
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	41,077	33	1,836	+ 39,241
Stroke	4	35,209	2	36,730	- 1,520
Coronary Heart Disease	5	32,458	1	93,308	- 60,850
Low Birth Weight	6	29,515	13	4,861	+ 24,654
Birth Trauma	7	23,753	25	2,735	+ 21,018
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,017	3	17,803	+ 1,214
Liver Disease	9	14,714	12	6,637	+ 8,077
Congenital Anomalies	10	13,620	14	4,844	+ 8,776
HIV/AIDS	11	13,608	28	2,521	+ 11,087
Meningitis	12	11,828	46	642	+ 11,186
Kidney Disease	13	11,599	6	11,810	- 212
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,497	5	13,910	- 2,413
Other Injuries	15	9,214	17	4,048	+ 5,166
Endocrine Disorders	16	8,743	32	2,092	+ 6,651
Lung Disease	17	7,335	7	11,409	- 4,074
Pertussis	18	7,022	60	75	+ 6,947
Hypertension	19	6,546	4	16,415	- 9,869
Maternal Conditions	20	6,248	52	285	+ 5,963
Malnutrition	21	5,580	56	157	+ 5,423
Suicide	22	5,543	16	4,334	+ 1,210
Tuberculosis	23	5,525	41	882	+ 4,643
Asthma	24	5,356	22	3,360	+ 1,996
Prostate Cancer	25	5,214	21	3,583	+ 1,631
Measles	26	4,738	68	2	+ 4,736
Breast Cancer	27	4,716	19	3,736	+ 980
Violence	28	4,367	27	2,535	+ 1,832
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,300	9	11,046	- 6,746
Cervical Cancer	30	4,021	48	501	+ 3,520
Drownings	31	3,429	40	930	+ 2,498
Falls	32	3,264	24	2,821	+ 443
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,749	35	1,611	+ 1,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,661	37	1,246	+ 1,414
Fires	35	2,591	34	1,823	+ 768
Lymphomas	36	2,325	23	2,882	- 556
Epilepsy	37	2,219	44	719	+ 1,501
Stomach Cancer	38	2,170	10	9,822	- 7,652
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,960	30	2,371	- 411
Liver Cancer	40	1,936	20	3,714	- 1,779
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,872	15	4,575	- 2,704
Poisonings	42	1,848	43	816	+ 1,032
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,272	26	2,545	- 1,273
Drug Use	44	1,186	31	2,242	- 1,057
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,185	38	996	+ 189
Leukemia	46	1,176	18	3,966	- 2,790
Schistosomiasis	47	1,101	66	3	+ 1,098
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,065	29	2,418	- 1,354
Oral Cancer	49	940	45	655	+ 286
Tetanus	50	938	62	37	+ 902
Syphilis	51	904	61	52	+ 852
Skin Disease	52	864	55	237	+ 627
Hepatitis B	53	858	49	425	+ 433
Skin Cancers	54	611	47	518	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	55	596	51	355	+ 241
Ovary Cancer	56	515	39	937	- 422
Encephalitis	57	513	54	246	+ 267
Alcohol	58	511	53	253	+ 258
Lung Cancers	59	399	11	6,784	- 6,384
Appendicitis	60	271	57	155	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	61	261	36	1,410	- 1,149
Ascariasis	62	242	67	3	+ 239
Other Neoplasms	63	118	58	112	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	104	63	16	+ 88
Hepatitis C	65	102	69	1	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	66	93	50	405	- 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	69	59	80	- 11
Diphtheria	68	62	70	1	+ 61
War	69	15	42	848	- 833
Chlamydia	70	10	65	4	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 IRAN

Benin

Iran

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.