TURKEY VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	58,407	9	12,845	+ 45,562
Malaria	2	40,277	75	0	+ 40,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,094	40	741	+ 38,353
Stroke	4	33,509	2	44,006	- 10,496
Coronary Heart Disease	5	30,891	1	85,905	- 55,014
Low Birth Weight	6	28,090	24	3,478	+ 24,611
Birth Trauma	7	22,606	41	720	+ 21,886
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,099	16	5,573	+ 12,526
Liver Disease	9	14,004	13	6,340	+ 7,663
Congenital Anomalies	10	12,962	17	4,966	+ 7,996
HIV/AIDS	11	12,951	53	204	+ 12,747
Meningitis	12	11,257	51	274	+ 10,982
Kidney Disease	13	11,039	7	17,021	- 5,982
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,942	5	17,900	- 6,958
Other Injuries	15	8,769	30	1,678	+ 7,091
Endocrine Disorders	16	8,321	26	2,612	+ 5,709
Lung Disease	17	6,981	4	25,088	- 18,108
Pertussis	18	6,683	58	103	+ 6,580
Hypertension	19	6,230	8	14,763	- 8,533
Maternal Conditions	20	5,947	57	109	+ 5,837
Malnutrition	21	5,310	43	588	+ 4,722
Suicide	22	5,276	29	2,003	+ 3,272
Tuberculosis	23	5,259	50	303	+ 4,955
Asthma	24	5,097	27	2,434	+ 2,663
Prostate Cancer	25	4,962	15	5,608	- 646
Measles	26	4,509	65	6	+ 4,503
Breast Cancer	27	4,489	14	5,643	- 1,154
Violence	28	4,156	23	4,010	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,093	6	17,308	- 13,215
Cervical Cancer	30	3,827	34	1,311	+ 2,516
Drownings	31	3,263	44	549	+ 2,715
Falls	32	3,107	22	4,373	- 1,266
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,616	31	1,632	+ 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,532	39	789	+ 1,743
Fires	35	2,466	47	343	+ 2,123
Lymphomas	36	2,213	19	4,849	- 2,635
Epilepsy	37	2,112	36	1,147	+ 965
Stomach Cancer	38	2,065	11	10,333	- 8,267
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,866	33	1,321	+ 544
Liver Cancer	40	1,842	20	4,542	- 2,700
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,781	10	10,606	- 8,825
Poisonings	42	1,759	46	369	+ 1,390
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,211	25	3,439	- 2,228
Drug Use	44	1,129	38	972	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,128	45	452	+ 676
Leukemia	46	1,119	18	4,870	- 3,751
Schistosomiasis	47	1,048	62	33	+ 1,014
Pancreas Cancer	48	1,013	12	6,882	- 5,869
Oral Cancer	49	895	35	1,305	- 410
Tetanus	50	893	64	12	+ 881
Syphilis	51	860	61	50	+ 810
Skin Disease	52	823	48	324	+ 499
Hepatitis B	53	817	60	72	+ 744
Skin Cancers	54	581	32	1,548	- 967
Uterin Cancer	55	567	37	1,090	- 523
Ovary Cancer	56	490	28	2,287	- 1,797
Encephalitis	57	488	54	184	+ 304
Alcohol	58	486	55	182	+ 304
Lung Cancers	59	380	3	35,070	- 34,690
Appendicitis	60	258	59	93	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	61	248	21	4,485	- 4,237
Ascariasis	62	230	70	1	+ 229
Other Neoplasms	63	112	42	646	- 534
Upper Respiratory	64	99	66	5	+ 93
Hepatitis C	65	97	63	19	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	66	89	56	169	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	66	52	237	- 171
Diphtheria	68	59	71	1	+ 58
War	69	14	49	318	- 304
Chlamydia	70	9	69	2	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 TURKEY

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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.