NEPAL VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,609	6	6,237	+ 15,372
Malaria	2	14,902	72	0	+ 14,901
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,464	7	6,071	+ 8,393
Stroke	4	12,398	4	12,909	- 511
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,429	2	19,677	- 8,248
Low Birth Weight	6	10,393	11	3,822	+ 6,570
Birth Trauma	7	8,364	15	2,676	+ 5,688
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,696	9	4,654	+ 2,042
Liver Disease	9	5,181	5	6,383	- 1,202
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,796	21	1,949	+ 2,847
HIV/AIDS	11	4,791	34	737	+ 4,055
Meningitis	12	4,165	43	377	+ 3,787
Kidney Disease	13	4,084	10	4,284	- 200
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,048	14	2,929	+ 1,119
Other Injuries	15	3,244	22	1,655	+ 1,590
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,079	45	257	+ 2,821
Lung Disease	17	2,583	1	27,027	- 24,444
Pertussis	18	2,473	40	453	+ 2,020
Hypertension	19	2,305	18	2,092	+ 213
Maternal Conditions	20	2,200	28	977	+ 1,223
Malnutrition	21	1,965	31	845	+ 1,120
Suicide	22	1,952	16	2,571	- 619
Tuberculosis	23	1,946	3	16,535	- 14,589
Asthma	24	1,886	8	5,930	- 4,044
Prostate Cancer	25	1,836	58	85	+ 1,751
Measles	26	1,668	59	60	+ 1,608
Breast Cancer	27	1,661	27	1,038	+ 623
Violence	28	1,538	35	704	+ 834
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,514	19	2,022	- 508
Cervical Cancer	30	1,416	20	1,969	- 554
Drownings	31	1,207	23	1,505	- 298
Falls	32	1,149	13	3,321	- 2,172
Inflammatory/Heart	33	968	48	217	+ 751
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	937	49	191	+ 746
Fires	35	912	50	184	+ 729
Lymphomas	36	819	32	768	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	781	30	874	- 92
Stomach Cancer	38	764	25	1,379	- 615
Oesophagus Cancer	39	690	38	491	+ 199
Liver Cancer	40	682	46	256	+ 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	659	26	1,167	- 508
Poisonings	42	651	39	474	+ 177
Parkinson's Disease	43	448	33	760	- 312
Drug Use	44	418	57	93	+ 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	417	17	2,320	- 1,903
Leukemia	46	414	36	668	- 254
Schistosomiasis	47	388	73	0	+ 388
Pancreas Cancer	48	375	41	445	- 70
Oral Cancer	49	331	24	1,389	- 1,058
Tetanus	50	330	53	134	+ 196
Syphilis	51	318	54	134	+ 184
Skin Disease	52	304	67	17	+ 287
Hepatitis B	53	302	56	117	+ 185
Skin Cancers	54	215	42	400	- 185
Uterin Cancer	55	210	60	56	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	56	181	37	585	- 403
Encephalitis	57	180	29	882	- 701
Alcohol	58	180	52	168	+ 12
Lung Cancers	59	141	12	3,586	- 3,445
Appendicitis	60	96	47	220	- 125
Bladder Cancer	61	92	44	325	- 233
Ascariasis	62	85	69	4	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	63	42	61	50	- 8
Upper Respiratory	64	37	66	24	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	36	64	29	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	63	38	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	51	173	- 149
Diphtheria	68	22	71	1	+ 21
War	69	5	65	24	- 19
Chlamydia	70	3	68	5	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 3
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 119
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.