THAILAND VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	48,548	3	31,289	+ 17,259
Malaria	2	33,478	66	13	+ 33,465
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,495	15	6,863	+ 25,632
Stroke	4	27,853	2	50,273	- 22,420
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,677	1	51,305	- 25,629
Low Birth Weight	6	23,348	40	1,548	+ 21,801
Birth Trauma	7	18,791	50	533	+ 18,257
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,044	7	22,428	- 7,384
Liver Disease	9	11,640	11	17,596	- 5,956
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,774	35	2,107	+ 8,667
HIV/AIDS	11	10,765	12	13,922	- 3,158
Meningitis	12	9,357	43	931	+ 8,426
Kidney Disease	13	9,176	4	26,822	- 17,647
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,095	10	18,776	- 9,681
Other Injuries	15	7,289	21	4,869	+ 2,420
Endocrine Disorders	16	6,917	37	1,888	+ 5,029
Lung Disease	17	5,802	9	19,474	- 13,672
Pertussis	18	5,555	62	77	+ 5,478
Hypertension	19	5,178	34	2,179	+ 2,999
Maternal Conditions	20	4,943	52	227	+ 4,716
Malnutrition	21	4,414	42	962	+ 3,452
Suicide	22	4,385	16	6,147	- 1,762
Tuberculosis	23	4,371	14	9,551	- 5,180
Asthma	24	4,237	24	4,182	+ 55
Prostate Cancer	25	4,125	30	3,013	+ 1,112
Measles	26	3,748	63	56	+ 3,692
Breast Cancer	27	3,731	17	6,053	- 2,322
Violence	28	3,455	31	2,965	+ 489
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,402	6	22,851	- 19,449
Cervical Cancer	30	3,181	19	5,110	- 1,929
Drownings	31	2,712	25	3,956	- 1,243
Falls	32	2,582	18	5,409	- 2,827
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,175	32	2,879	- 704
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,105	39	1,679	+ 426
Fires	35	2,050	48	617	+ 1,432
Lymphomas	36	1,840	22	4,539	- 2,699
Epilepsy	37	1,756	47	689	+ 1,067
Stomach Cancer	38	1,717	27	3,451	- 1,734
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,551	29	3,156	- 1,605
Liver Cancer	40	1,531	5	23,883	- 22,352
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,481	13	9,908	- 8,428
Poisonings	42	1,462	57	132	+ 1,330
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,007	23	4,292	- 3,286
Drug Use	44	938	45	794	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	937	51	436	+ 502
Leukemia	46	930	26	3,902	- 2,972
Schistosomiasis	47	871	75	0	+ 871
Pancreas Cancer	48	842	33	2,383	- 1,541
Oral Cancer	49	744	20	4,961	- 4,217
Tetanus	50	742	58	116	+ 626
Syphilis	51	715	64	36	+ 679
Skin Disease	52	684	28	3,375	- 2,691
Hepatitis B	53	679	56	153	+ 526
Skin Cancers	54	483	41	1,133	- 649
Uterin Cancer	55	471	44	864	- 393
Ovary Cancer	56	408	36	2,003	- 1,596
Encephalitis	57	406	46	722	- 316
Alcohol	58	404	49	548	- 144
Lung Cancers	59	316	8	22,296	- 21,980
Appendicitis	60	215	59	114	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	61	206	38	1,798	- 1,592
Ascariasis	62	191	69	4	+ 187
Other Neoplasms	63	93	54	192	- 98
Upper Respiratory	64	82	65	18	+ 64
Hepatitis C	65	80	67	7	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	66	74	61	86	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	55	53	194	- 140
Diphtheria	68	49	71	1	+ 48
War	69	12	60	87	- 76
Chlamydia	70	8	70	3	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	72	1	55	172	- 171
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Benin

Thailand

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.