OMAN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,709	4	701	+ 2,008
Malaria	2	1,868	74	0	+ 1,868
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,813	28	78	+ 1,735
Stroke	4	1,554	2	1,648	- 93
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,433	1	5,287	- 3,855
Low Birth Weight	6	1,303	15	207	+ 1,096
Birth Trauma	7	1,049	29	77	+ 971
Road Traffic Accidents	8	840	5	527	+ 313
Liver Disease	9	650	6	406	+ 243
Congenital Anomalies	10	601	7	386	+ 215
HIV/AIDS	11	601	41	31	+ 570
Meningitis	12	522	47	21	+ 501
Kidney Disease	13	512	11	312	+ 200
Diabetes Mellitus	14	508	3	1,029	- 521
Other Injuries	15	407	20	130	+ 277
Endocrine Disorders	16	386	32	53	+ 333
Lung Disease	17	324	9	325	- 1
Pertussis	18	310	51	13	+ 297
Hypertension	19	289	8	360	- 71
Maternal Conditions	20	276	46	22	+ 254
Malnutrition	21	246	60	2	+ 244
Suicide	22	245	13	241	+ 3
Tuberculosis	23	244	48	18	+ 226
Asthma	24	236	55	11	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	25	230	37	37	+ 193
Measles	26	209	76	0	+ 209
Breast Cancer	27	208	18	141	+ 67
Violence	28	193	39	34	+ 159
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	190	10	323	- 133
Cervical Cancer	30	178	34	42	+ 135
Drownings	31	151	14	211	- 59
Falls	32	144	12	292	- 148
Inflammatory/Heart	33	121	21	127	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	117	38	36	+ 81
Fires	35	114	36	38	+ 76
Lymphomas	36	103	19	138	- 35
Epilepsy	37	98	44	22	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	38	96	17	185	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	39	87	40	32	+ 54
Liver Cancer	40	85	24	116	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	83	16	205	- 122
Poisonings	42	82	33	47	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	43	56	26	110	- 54
Drug Use	44	52	42	29	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	52	53	12	+ 41
Leukemia	46	52	22	127	- 75
Schistosomiasis	47	49	59	2	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	48	47	30	77	- 30
Oral Cancer	49	42	31	70	- 29
Tetanus	50	41	63	1	+ 40
Syphilis	51	40	61	2	+ 38
Skin Disease	52	38	27	92	- 54
Hepatitis B	53	38	64	0	+ 37
Skin Cancers	54	27	45	22	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	55	26	54	11	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	56	23	43	26	- 4
Encephalitis	57	23	23	126	- 103
Alcohol	58	23	50	13	+ 9
Lung Cancers	59	18	25	113	- 95
Appendicitis	60	12	57	5	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	61	12	35	41	- 30
Ascariasis	62	11	65	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	63	5	56	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	5	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	12	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	3	62	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	3	68	0	+ 3
War	69	1	58	4	- 4
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	49	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

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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.