SYRIA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,571	4	2,958	+ 13,612
Malaria	2	11,427	79	0	+ 11,427
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,091	7	2,156	+ 8,935
Stroke	4	9,507	2	8,088	+ 1,418
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,764	1	28,203	- 19,439
Low Birth Weight	6	7,969	12	1,652	+ 6,317
Birth Trauma	7	6,414	21	744	+ 5,669
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,135	5	2,550	+ 2,585
Liver Disease	9	3,973	11	1,720	+ 2,253
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,677	8	2,077	+ 1,600
HIV/AIDS	11	3,674	58	15	+ 3,660
Meningitis	12	3,194	35	295	+ 2,899
Kidney Disease	13	3,132	6	2,329	+ 803
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,104	15	1,534	+ 1,570
Other Injuries	15	2,488	24	521	+ 1,967
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,361	26	418	+ 1,943
Lung Disease	17	1,980	13	1,601	+ 379
Pertussis	18	1,896	37	289	+ 1,607
Hypertension	19	1,767	23	707	+ 1,060
Maternal Conditions	20	1,687	45	105	+ 1,582
Malnutrition	21	1,507	51	73	+ 1,434
Suicide	22	1,497	33	333	+ 1,164
Tuberculosis	23	1,492	56	23	+ 1,469
Asthma	24	1,446	17	1,052	+ 394
Prostate Cancer	25	1,408	28	404	+ 1,004
Measles	26	1,279	70	0	+ 1,279
Breast Cancer	27	1,273	10	1,953	- 679
Violence	28	1,179	25	444	+ 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,161	14	1,551	- 390
Cervical Cancer	30	1,086	42	188	+ 897
Drownings	31	926	40	215	+ 711
Falls	32	881	29	383	+ 498
Inflammatory/Heart	33	742	32	337	+ 405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	718	49	79	+ 639
Fires	35	700	43	179	+ 521
Lymphomas	36	628	18	827	- 199
Epilepsy	37	599	48	92	+ 507
Stomach Cancer	38	586	22	725	- 139
Oesophagus Cancer	39	529	47	97	+ 432
Liver Cancer	40	523	31	366	+ 156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	505	16	1,224	- 718
Poisonings	42	499	46	98	+ 401
Parkinson's Disease	43	344	30	367	- 23
Drug Use	44	320	39	249	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	320	41	197	+ 122
Leukemia	46	317	19	796	- 479
Schistosomiasis	47	297	60	11	+ 286
Pancreas Cancer	48	287	27	411	- 123
Oral Cancer	49	254	36	289	- 35
Tetanus	50	253	52	57	+ 196
Syphilis	51	244	55	31	+ 213
Skin Disease	52	233	61	8	+ 226
Hepatitis B	53	232	63	5	+ 227
Skin Cancers	54	165	38	276	- 112
Uterin Cancer	55	161	44	146	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	56	139	34	328	- 189
Encephalitis	57	138	50	77	+ 61
Alcohol	58	138	53	51	+ 87
Lung Cancers	59	108	9	2,048	- 1,940
Appendicitis	60	73	54	36	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	61	70	20	757	- 687
Ascariasis	62	65	67	1	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	63	32	57	21	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	28	66	3	+ 25
Hepatitis C	65	27	68	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	59	14	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	19	62	7	+ 12
Diphtheria	68	17	64	5	+ 12
War	69	4	3	7,760	- 7,756
Chlamydia	70	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
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	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.