SOMALIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,038	1	21,712	- 12,673
Malaria	2	6,233	22	1,942	+ 4,291
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,050	2	15,363	- 9,313
Stroke	4	5,185	6	8,595	- 3,410
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,780	7	7,233	- 2,452
Low Birth Weight	6	4,347	8	6,250	- 1,903
Birth Trauma	7	3,498	5	9,573	- 6,075
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,801	11	4,231	- 1,430
Liver Disease	9	2,167	13	3,917	- 1,750
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,006	15	3,410	- 1,404
HIV/AIDS	11	2,004	33	610	+ 1,394
Meningitis	12	1,742	9	5,381	- 3,639
Kidney Disease	13	1,708	21	2,051	- 343
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,693	16	2,888	- 1,195
Other Injuries	15	1,357	14	3,602	- 2,245
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,288	44	406	+ 882
Lung Disease	17	1,080	19	2,442	- 1,362
Pertussis	18	1,034	20	2,054	- 1,020
Hypertension	19	964	18	2,643	- 1,679
Maternal Conditions	20	920	12	4,127	- 3,206
Malnutrition	21	822	10	4,825	- 4,003
Suicide	22	816	27	1,219	- 403
Tuberculosis	23	814	4	10,261	- 9,447
Asthma	24	789	23	1,878	- 1,089
Prostate Cancer	25	768	52	285	+ 483
Measles	26	698	3	11,576	- 10,878
Breast Cancer	27	695	26	1,232	- 537
Violence	28	643	29	828	- 185
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	633	32	647	- 14
Cervical Cancer	30	592	28	883	- 291
Drownings	31	505	25	1,272	- 767
Falls	32	481	37	548	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	33	405	39	521	- 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	392	36	559	- 167
Fires	35	382	30	810	- 429
Lymphomas	36	342	34	605	- 262
Epilepsy	37	327	43	419	- 92
Stomach Cancer	38	320	49	310	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	39	289	40	516	- 228
Liver Cancer	40	285	53	256	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	276	38	546	- 271
Poisonings	42	272	31	758	- 486
Parkinson's Disease	43	187	56	184	+ 4
Drug Use	44	175	65	54	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	174	41	446	- 271
Leukemia	46	173	35	562	- 388
Schistosomiasis	47	162	42	435	- 273
Pancreas Cancer	48	157	62	108	+ 49
Oral Cancer	49	138	46	328	- 189
Tetanus	50	138	17	2,648	- 2,510
Syphilis	51	133	45	378	- 244
Skin Disease	52	127	58	151	- 24
Hepatitis B	53	126	48	315	- 188
Skin Cancers	54	90	57	164	- 74
Uterin Cancer	55	88	64	78	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	56	76	50	295	- 219
Encephalitis	57	75	63	91	- 15
Alcohol	58	75	59	151	- 76
Lung Cancers	59	59	54	233	- 174
Appendicitis	60	40	55	188	- 148
Bladder Cancer	61	38	61	149	- 111
Ascariasis	62	36	69	30	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	63	17	70	12	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	15	47	326	- 310
Hepatitis C	65	15	67	34	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	71	8	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	66	35	- 25
Diphtheria	68	9	60	150	- 140
War	69	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Chlamydia	70	1	72	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	290	- 290
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 SOMALIA

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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.