SPAIN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,828	7	13,717	+ 19,111
Malaria	2	22,638	83	0	+ 22,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,973	36	1,064	+ 20,910
Stroke	4	18,834	3	29,004	- 10,169
Coronary Heart Disease	5	17,363	1	51,684	- 34,321
Low Birth Weight	6	15,788	52	253	+ 15,535
Birth Trauma	7	12,706	60	113	+ 12,593
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,173	31	1,829	+ 8,343
Liver Disease	9	7,871	23	4,231	+ 3,640
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,286	38	863	+ 6,423
HIV/AIDS	11	7,279	43	538	+ 6,741
Meningitis	12	6,327	59	129	+ 6,198
Kidney Disease	13	6,204	8	9,725	- 3,520
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,150	10	7,773	- 1,623
Other Injuries	15	4,929	15	5,536	- 607
Endocrine Disorders	16	4,677	21	4,863	- 186
Lung Disease	17	3,923	5	18,926	- 15,003
Pertussis	18	3,756	73	2	+ 3,755
Hypertension	19	3,502	9	9,115	- 5,613
Maternal Conditions	20	3,342	64	14	+ 3,329
Malnutrition	21	2,985	47	302	+ 2,682
Suicide	22	2,965	25	3,609	- 644
Tuberculosis	23	2,956	50	270	+ 2,685
Asthma	24	2,865	35	1,133	+ 1,732
Prostate Cancer	25	2,789	13	6,420	- 3,630
Measles	26	2,534	81	0	+ 2,534
Breast Cancer	27	2,523	11	7,067	- 4,545
Violence	28	2,336	51	262	+ 2,074
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,300	2	42,339	- 40,038
Cervical Cancer	30	2,151	39	855	+ 1,296
Drownings	31	1,834	45	446	+ 1,388
Falls	32	1,746	26	3,246	- 1,500
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,471	19	4,984	- 3,513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,423	44	475	+ 948
Fires	35	1,386	55	185	+ 1,201
Lymphomas	36	1,244	16	5,335	- 4,091
Epilepsy	37	1,187	40	824	+ 363
Stomach Cancer	38	1,161	14	5,796	- 4,635
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,049	29	2,011	- 963
Liver Cancer	40	1,035	18	5,098	- 4,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,001	6	16,957	- 15,956
Poisonings	42	989	57	170	+ 818
Parkinson's Disease	43	681	20	4,943	- 4,262
Drug Use	44	634	41	776	- 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	634	33	1,612	- 978
Leukemia	46	629	24	3,772	- 3,143
Schistosomiasis	47	589	74	0	+ 589
Pancreas Cancer	48	570	12	6,752	- 6,183
Oral Cancer	49	503	27	2,583	- 2,080
Tetanus	50	502	72	2	+ 500
Syphilis	51	484	67	9	+ 475
Skin Disease	52	462	30	1,840	- 1,378
Hepatitis B	53	459	58	162	+ 297
Skin Cancers	54	327	32	1,803	- 1,476
Uterin Cancer	55	319	34	1,612	- 1,293
Ovary Cancer	56	276	28	2,026	- 1,750
Encephalitis	57	274	70	4	+ 271
Alcohol	58	273	46	333	- 60
Lung Cancers	59	214	4	22,131	- 21,917
Appendicitis	60	145	61	79	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	61	139	17	5,222	- 5,083
Ascariasis	62	129	78	0	+ 129
Other Neoplasms	63	63	22	4,748	- 4,685
Upper Respiratory	64	55	62	47	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	54	42	652	- 598
Multiple Sclerosis	66	50	49	287	- 237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	37	48	294	- 257
Diphtheria	68	33	76	0	+ 33
War	69	8	68	6	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	66	9	- 8
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.