NIGERIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	164,381	1	207,281	- 42,900
Malaria	2	113,355	4	100,963	+ 12,392
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	110,026	2	144,724	- 34,698
Stroke	4	94,309	8	57,744	+ 36,566
Coronary Heart Disease	5	86,940	7	61,374	+ 25,566
Low Birth Weight	6	79,056	6	95,959	- 16,903
Birth Trauma	7	63,624	5	100,186	- 36,562
Road Traffic Accidents	8	50,937	12	41,693	+ 9,244
Liver Disease	9	39,412	13	38,326	+ 1,086
Congenital Anomalies	10	36,481	9	49,696	- 13,215
HIV/AIDS	11	36,448	10	44,124	- 7,675
Meningitis	12	31,681	11	43,651	- 11,971
Kidney Disease	13	31,068	20	18,189	+ 12,878
Diabetes Mellitus	14	30,795	18	22,497	+ 8,299
Other Injuries	15	24,680	17	22,696	+ 1,984
Endocrine Disorders	16	23,419	21	15,799	+ 7,621
Lung Disease	17	19,646	22	12,569	+ 7,078
Pertussis	18	18,809	16	23,282	- 4,473
Hypertension	19	17,534	24	10,692	+ 6,842
Maternal Conditions	20	16,736	15	23,540	- 6,804
Malnutrition	21	14,946	36	5,896	+ 9,049
Suicide	22	14,848	30	7,019	+ 7,830
Tuberculosis	23	14,800	3	127,335	- 112,535
Asthma	24	14,346	27	8,192	+ 6,154
Prostate Cancer	25	13,966	35	5,914	+ 8,052
Measles	26	12,691	14	29,439	- 16,748
Breast Cancer	27	12,633	23	11,884	+ 749
Violence	28	11,697	19	18,407	- 6,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	11,519	31	6,786	+ 4,733
Cervical Cancer	30	10,770	25	10,574	+ 196
Drownings	31	9,184	32	6,584	+ 2,600
Falls	32	8,744	28	7,528	+ 1,216
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7,364	42	4,826	+ 2,537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	7,126	37	5,846	+ 1,280
Fires	35	6,940	29	7,132	- 192
Lymphomas	36	6,229	40	5,202	+ 1,027
Epilepsy	37	5,945	41	5,001	+ 944
Stomach Cancer	38	5,812	50	2,129	+ 3,683
Oesophagus Cancer	39	5,251	64	560	+ 4,690
Liver Cancer	40	5,184	39	5,289	- 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	5,013	43	4,152	+ 861
Poisonings	42	4,950	33	6,570	- 1,620
Parkinson's Disease	43	3,408	46	2,473	+ 935
Drug Use	44	3,176	34	6,273	- 3,097
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3,173	52	1,946	+ 1,228
Leukemia	46	3,150	47	2,257	+ 893
Schistosomiasis	47	2,949	54	1,508	+ 1,441
Pancreas Cancer	48	2,852	51	1,975	+ 877
Oral Cancer	49	2,519	48	2,238	+ 280
Tetanus	50	2,514	26	8,355	- 5,841
Syphilis	51	2,421	38	5,449	- 3,028
Skin Disease	52	2,316	56	1,468	+ 847
Hepatitis B	53	2,299	55	1,488	+ 811
Skin Cancers	54	1,636	53	1,933	- 297
Uterin Cancer	55	1,596	62	679	+ 917
Ovary Cancer	56	1,380	49	2,133	- 752
Encephalitis	57	1,373	59	937	+ 436
Alcohol	58	1,369	58	1,031	+ 337
Lung Cancers	59	1,069	57	1,295	- 226
Appendicitis	60	727	60	760	- 34
Bladder Cancer	61	698	63	670	+ 29
Ascariasis	62	647	61	685	- 38
Other Neoplasms	63	316	66	290	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	278	67	259	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	273	65	304	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	66	250	68	179	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	185	69	165	+ 20
Diphtheria	68	166	44	3,800	- 3,634
War	69	39	45	3,245	- 3,206
Chlamydia	70	26	71	14	+ 13
Otitis Media	71	3	72	3	+ 0
Dengue	72	2	73	2	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 NIGERIA

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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.