NIGER VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,291	1	21,093	- 2,803
Malaria	2	12,613	2	17,022	- 4,409
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,243	3	16,030	- 3,788
Stroke	4	10,494	5	8,717	+ 1,777
Coronary Heart Disease	5	9,674	6	8,229	+ 1,444
Low Birth Weight	6	8,796	4	9,560	- 763
Birth Trauma	7	7,079	7	8,030	- 951
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,668	8	5,946	- 278
Liver Disease	9	4,385	11	4,116	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,059	10	4,346	- 286
HIV/AIDS	11	4,056	30	1,048	+ 3,008
Meningitis	12	3,525	9	5,237	- 1,712
Kidney Disease	13	3,457	16	2,732	+ 724
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,427	17	2,630	+ 796
Other Injuries	15	2,746	12	3,826	- 1,079
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,606	23	1,806	+ 800
Lung Disease	17	2,186	20	2,172	+ 14
Pertussis	18	2,093	15	2,858	- 765
Hypertension	19	1,951	25	1,356	+ 595
Maternal Conditions	20	1,862	14	3,317	- 1,455
Malnutrition	21	1,663	21	2,170	- 507
Suicide	22	1,652	27	1,227	+ 425
Tuberculosis	23	1,647	13	3,703	- 2,056
Asthma	24	1,596	22	1,902	- 306
Prostate Cancer	25	1,554	57	128	+ 1,426
Measles	26	1,412	18	2,414	- 1,002
Breast Cancer	27	1,406	29	1,075	+ 330
Violence	28	1,302	19	2,244	- 942
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,282	32	858	+ 424
Cervical Cancer	30	1,198	38	487	+ 712
Drownings	31	1,022	24	1,581	- 559
Falls	32	973	26	1,297	- 325
Inflammatory/Heart	33	819	34	769	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	793	31	1,044	- 251
Fires	35	772	28	1,120	- 348
Lymphomas	36	693	43	350	+ 343
Epilepsy	37	661	36	676	- 15
Stomach Cancer	38	647	44	300	+ 346
Oesophagus Cancer	39	584	55	132	+ 453
Liver Cancer	40	577	35	745	- 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	558	37	522	+ 36
Poisonings	42	551	33	771	- 221
Parkinson's Disease	43	379	47	275	+ 104
Drug Use	44	353	58	126	+ 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	353	39	467	- 114
Leukemia	46	350	48	258	+ 93
Schistosomiasis	47	328	50	237	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	48	317	54	138	+ 179
Oral Cancer	49	280	49	242	+ 38
Tetanus	50	280	42	372	- 93
Syphilis	51	269	62	110	+ 160
Skin Disease	52	258	52	213	+ 45
Hepatitis B	53	256	46	279	- 23
Skin Cancers	54	182	45	287	- 105
Uterin Cancer	55	178	64	86	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	56	154	40	425	- 271
Encephalitis	57	153	61	112	+ 41
Alcohol	58	152	60	120	+ 32
Lung Cancers	59	119	67	42	+ 77
Appendicitis	60	81	56	128	- 47
Bladder Cancer	61	78	53	161	- 84
Ascariasis	62	72	59	125	- 53
Other Neoplasms	63	35	68	24	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	31	63	94	- 63
Hepatitis C	65	30	66	46	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	69	22	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	21	70	18	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	18	65	60	- 42
War	69	4	41	409	- 405
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	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	51	237	- 237
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 NIGER

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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.