MADAGASCAR VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,450	2	14,605	+ 5,845
Malaria	2	14,102	9	5,507	+ 8,595
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,688	5	11,085	+ 2,603
Stroke	4	11,733	1	17,964	- 6,232
Coronary Heart Disease	5	10,816	3	12,388	- 1,572
Low Birth Weight	6	9,835	10	5,353	+ 4,482
Birth Trauma	7	7,915	11	5,347	+ 2,568
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,337	7	7,880	- 1,543
Liver Disease	9	4,903	12	4,803	+ 100
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,538	15	3,380	+ 1,158
HIV/AIDS	11	4,534	25	1,341	+ 3,193
Meningitis	12	3,941	20	2,391	+ 1,550
Kidney Disease	13	3,865	22	2,202	+ 1,663
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,831	16	3,278	+ 553
Other Injuries	15	3,070	21	2,359	+ 711
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,914	44	463	+ 2,451
Lung Disease	17	2,444	14	3,957	- 1,513
Pertussis	18	2,340	41	519	+ 1,821
Hypertension	19	2,181	8	6,208	- 4,027
Maternal Conditions	20	2,082	18	2,776	- 694
Malnutrition	21	1,859	13	4,236	- 2,377
Suicide	22	1,847	24	1,476	+ 372
Tuberculosis	23	1,841	4	11,606	- 9,764
Asthma	24	1,785	19	2,507	- 722
Prostate Cancer	25	1,737	29	996	+ 742
Measles	26	1,579	6	9,172	- 7,593
Breast Cancer	27	1,572	37	629	+ 943
Violence	28	1,455	23	1,749	- 294
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,433	26	1,120	+ 313
Cervical Cancer	30	1,340	17	3,028	- 1,688
Drownings	31	1,143	31	825	+ 318
Falls	32	1,088	36	653	+ 435
Inflammatory/Heart	33	916	28	1,046	- 130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	887	42	495	+ 391
Fires	35	863	35	661	+ 202
Lymphomas	36	775	34	675	+ 100
Epilepsy	37	740	46	385	+ 355
Stomach Cancer	38	723	47	368	+ 356
Oesophagus Cancer	39	653	27	1,080	- 427
Liver Cancer	40	645	30	933	- 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	624	39	606	+ 18
Poisonings	42	616	40	571	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	43	424	49	266	+ 158
Drug Use	44	395	62	58	+ 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	395	38	627	- 232
Leukemia	46	392	45	401	- 9
Schistosomiasis	47	367	50	260	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	48	355	61	80	+ 274
Oral Cancer	49	313	32	697	- 383
Tetanus	50	313	52	186	+ 126
Syphilis	51	301	33	680	- 379
Skin Disease	52	288	51	187	+ 101
Hepatitis B	53	286	58	98	+ 188
Skin Cancers	54	204	43	467	- 263
Uterin Cancer	55	199	59	95	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	56	172	57	135	+ 37
Encephalitis	57	171	60	94	+ 77
Alcohol	58	170	53	161	+ 9
Lung Cancers	59	133	55	147	- 14
Appendicitis	60	90	56	147	- 56
Bladder Cancer	61	87	48	286	- 199
Ascariasis	62	81	70	5	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	63	39	65	24	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	64	35	63	49	- 14
Hepatitis C	65	34	67	16	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	66	18	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	64	47	- 24
Diphtheria	68	21	71	3	+ 18
War	69	5	54	155	- 150
Chlamydia	70	3	69	7	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.