UNITED KINGDOM VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,533	3	40,540	+ 6,993
Malaria	2	32,778	76	0	+ 32,778
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,816	38	1,599	+ 30,217
Stroke	4	27,271	4	37,626	- 10,355
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,140	2	71,728	- 46,588
Low Birth Weight	6	22,860	40	1,313	+ 21,547
Birth Trauma	7	18,398	54	190	+ 18,208
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,729	33	2,169	+ 12,560
Liver Disease	9	11,397	14	7,666	+ 3,731
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,549	35	2,127	+ 8,422
HIV/AIDS	11	10,540	55	188	+ 10,352
Meningitis	12	9,161	52	232	+ 8,929
Kidney Disease	13	8,984	18	5,471	+ 3,513
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,905	17	5,842	+ 3,063
Other Injuries	15	7,137	19	5,464	+ 1,673
Endocrine Disorders	16	6,772	28	3,297	+ 3,475
Lung Disease	17	5,681	6	32,896	- 27,215
Pertussis	18	5,439	69	3	+ 5,436
Hypertension	19	5,070	23	5,208	- 138
Maternal Conditions	20	4,840	64	47	+ 4,793
Malnutrition	21	4,322	58	116	+ 4,206
Suicide	22	4,294	20	5,325	- 1,031
Tuberculosis	23	4,280	47	351	+ 3,928
Asthma	24	4,148	41	1,302	+ 2,846
Prostate Cancer	25	4,039	8	13,289	- 9,251
Measles	26	3,670	75	0	+ 3,670
Breast Cancer	27	3,653	9	12,718	- 9,065
Violence	28	3,382	46	868	+ 2,515
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,331	1	98,135	- 94,804
Cervical Cancer	30	3,114	43	1,099	+ 2,015
Drownings	31	2,656	49	301	+ 2,355
Falls	32	2,528	15	7,618	- 5,090
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,129	29	3,126	- 997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,061	36	2,090	- 29
Fires	35	2,007	48	334	+ 1,672
Lymphomas	36	1,801	10	9,350	- 7,549
Epilepsy	37	1,719	42	1,193	+ 526
Stomach Cancer	38	1,681	24	4,999	- 3,318
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,518	12	8,727	- 7,209
Liver Cancer	40	1,499	21	5,237	- 3,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,450	7	18,446	- 16,996
Poisonings	42	1,431	53	221	+ 1,211
Parkinson's Disease	43	986	13	8,573	- 7,587
Drug Use	44	919	31	2,824	- 1,906
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	918	45	876	+ 42
Leukemia	46	911	22	5,211	- 4,300
Schistosomiasis	47	853	78	0	+ 853
Pancreas Cancer	48	825	11	8,995	- 8,171
Oral Cancer	49	728	30	3,109	- 2,380
Tetanus	50	727	72	0	+ 727
Syphilis	51	700	62	49	+ 651
Skin Disease	52	670	34	2,134	- 1,464
Hepatitis B	53	665	65	40	+ 625
Skin Cancers	54	473	27	3,727	- 3,254
Uterin Cancer	55	462	32	2,346	- 1,885
Ovary Cancer	56	399	25	4,019	- 3,620
Encephalitis	57	397	68	6	+ 391
Alcohol	58	396	39	1,555	- 1,159
Lung Cancers	59	309	5	35,715	- 35,406
Appendicitis	60	210	59	105	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	61	202	16	6,133	- 5,931
Ascariasis	62	187	80	0	+ 187
Other Neoplasms	63	91	26	3,986	- 3,894
Upper Respiratory	64	80	63	48	+ 32
Hepatitis C	65	79	51	267	- 188
Multiple Sclerosis	66	72	37	1,856	- 1,783
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	53	44	1,014	- 960
Diphtheria	68	48	74	0	+ 48
War	69	11	67	10	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	8	79	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	1	66	16	- 15
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Benin

United Kingdom

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.