KENYA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,442	1	22,571	+ 17,871
Malaria	2	27,889	8	12,652	+ 15,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,069	5	15,420	+ 11,650
Stroke	4	23,203	4	15,895	+ 7,307
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,390	9	11,972	+ 9,417
Low Birth Weight	6	19,450	11	9,562	+ 9,888
Birth Trauma	7	15,653	10	9,957	+ 5,696
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,532	6	14,883	- 2,351
Liver Disease	9	9,696	7	13,405	- 3,708
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,975	12	6,115	+ 2,860
HIV/AIDS	11	8,967	2	20,885	- 11,918
Meningitis	12	7,794	15	5,364	+ 2,431
Kidney Disease	13	7,643	16	4,464	+ 3,180
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,576	14	5,651	+ 1,925
Other Injuries	15	6,072	19	4,336	+ 1,736
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,762	44	831	+ 4,931
Lung Disease	17	4,833	20	4,280	+ 553
Pertussis	18	4,627	42	1,014	+ 3,614
Hypertension	19	4,314	17	4,418	- 104
Maternal Conditions	20	4,118	13	5,651	- 1,534
Malnutrition	21	3,677	21	4,212	- 535
Suicide	22	3,653	23	3,214	+ 439
Tuberculosis	23	3,641	3	19,655	- 16,014
Asthma	24	3,530	26	2,300	+ 1,229
Prostate Cancer	25	3,436	37	1,292	+ 2,144
Measles	26	3,122	63	103	+ 3,019
Breast Cancer	27	3,108	25	2,658	+ 450
Violence	28	2,878	24	2,942	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,834	31	1,827	+ 1,007
Cervical Cancer	30	2,650	22	3,389	- 739
Drownings	31	2,260	39	1,200	+ 1,060
Falls	32	2,151	33	1,465	+ 686
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,812	40	1,121	+ 690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,753	41	1,089	+ 665
Fires	35	1,707	36	1,316	+ 391
Lymphomas	36	1,532	29	1,931	- 399
Epilepsy	37	1,463	43	832	+ 630
Stomach Cancer	38	1,430	28	2,010	- 580
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,292	18	4,373	- 3,081
Liver Cancer	40	1,275	34	1,351	- 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,233	32	1,477	- 244
Poisonings	42	1,218	38	1,269	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	43	838	50	470	+ 369
Drug Use	44	781	62	113	+ 668
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	781	53	408	+ 373
Leukemia	46	775	35	1,327	- 552
Schistosomiasis	47	725	54	370	+ 356
Pancreas Cancer	48	702	46	716	- 15
Oral Cancer	49	620	30	1,842	- 1,222
Tetanus	50	618	27	2,129	- 1,510
Syphilis	51	596	52	449	+ 146
Skin Disease	52	570	51	455	+ 114
Hepatitis B	53	566	49	522	+ 43
Skin Cancers	54	403	48	638	- 236
Uterin Cancer	55	393	56	323	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	56	340	45	795	- 455
Encephalitis	57	338	60	189	+ 149
Alcohol	58	337	55	355	- 19
Lung Cancers	59	263	47	669	- 405
Appendicitis	60	179	58	240	- 62
Bladder Cancer	61	172	57	318	- 146
Ascariasis	62	159	71	9	+ 150
Other Neoplasms	63	78	67	60	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	64	68	64	95	- 26
Hepatitis C	65	67	61	152	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	66	62	68	39	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	45	66	84	- 39
Diphtheria	68	41	69	13	+ 28
War	69	10	65	89	- 79
Chlamydia	70	6	70	10	- 4
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 KENYA

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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.