USA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	237,436	11	60,317	+ 177,118
Malaria	2	163,733	77	0	+ 163,733
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	158,924	37	9,955	+ 148,970
Stroke	4	136,223	4	158,520	- 22,297
Coronary Heart Disease	5	125,578	1	504,904	- 379,326
Low Birth Weight	6	114,190	39	6,924	+ 107,266
Birth Trauma	7	91,900	54	1,233	+ 90,666
Road Traffic Accidents	8	73,575	17	41,694	+ 31,881
Liver Disease	9	56,928	16	43,402	+ 13,525
Congenital Anomalies	10	52,694	34	11,762	+ 40,933
HIV/AIDS	11	52,647	42	5,660	+ 46,986
Meningitis	12	45,760	60	606	+ 45,155
Kidney Disease	13	44,875	6	85,861	- 40,986
Diabetes Mellitus	14	44,481	10	61,418	- 16,937
Other Injuries	15	35,649	25	25,997	+ 9,651
Endocrine Disorders	16	33,828	14	46,985	- 13,157
Lung Disease	17	28,377	3	195,387	- 167,010
Pertussis	18	27,168	69	16	+ 27,152
Hypertension	19	25,326	8	65,960	- 40,635
Maternal Conditions	20	24,174	56	779	+ 23,396
Malnutrition	21	21,588	40	6,762	+ 14,826
Suicide	22	21,447	12	53,099	- 31,652
Tuberculosis	23	21,377	62	546	+ 20,831
Asthma	24	20,722	46	3,818	+ 16,904
Prostate Cancer	25	20,173	20	35,612	- 15,439
Measles	26	18,331	80	0	+ 18,331
Breast Cancer	27	18,247	13	48,671	- 30,423
Violence	28	16,895	27	18,976	- 2,081
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	16,638	2	287,198	- 270,560
Cervical Cancer	30	15,556	38	6,984	+ 8,572
Drownings	31	13,266	45	4,070	+ 9,196
Falls	32	12,630	18	40,418	- 27,788
Inflammatory/Heart	33	10,636	22	32,529	- 21,893
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	10,293	48	3,461	+ 6,832
Fires	35	10,024	49	3,183	+ 6,841
Lymphomas	36	8,997	19	40,281	- 31,284
Epilepsy	37	8,587	50	3,162	+ 5,424
Stomach Cancer	38	8,395	33	13,077	- 4,681
Oesophagus Cancer	39	7,584	28	17,829	- 10,245
Liver Cancer	40	7,488	23	27,064	- 19,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	7,242	9	61,827	- 54,586
Poisonings	42	7,150	53	1,674	+ 5,476
Parkinson's Disease	43	4,923	21	34,491	- 29,568
Drug Use	44	4,588	7	74,435	- 69,847
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4,584	47	3,646	+ 938
Leukemia	46	4,549	24	26,966	- 22,416
Schistosomiasis	47	4,259	72	1	+ 4,258
Pancreas Cancer	48	4,119	15	44,293	- 40,174
Oral Cancer	49	3,638	35	11,555	- 7,917
Tetanus	50	3,631	71	2	+ 3,629
Syphilis	51	3,497	66	49	+ 3,448
Skin Disease	52	3,345	43	5,409	- 2,064
Hepatitis B	53	3,320	59	608	+ 2,713
Skin Cancers	54	2,363	32	14,311	- 11,948
Uterin Cancer	55	2,306	36	10,063	- 7,757
Ovary Cancer	56	1,994	31	14,591	- 12,598
Encephalitis	57	1,983	68	25	+ 1,958
Alcohol	58	1,977	30	14,659	- 12,682
Lung Cancers	59	1,545	5	155,533	- 153,988
Appendicitis	60	1,050	63	424	+ 625
Bladder Cancer	61	1,009	26	19,622	- 18,613
Ascariasis	62	935	82	0	+ 935
Other Neoplasms	63	457	29	17,743	- 17,286
Upper Respiratory	64	401	65	229	+ 172
Hepatitis C	65	394	41	5,684	- 5,290
Multiple Sclerosis	66	361	44	5,059	- 4,698
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	267	52	2,461	- 2,194
Diphtheria	68	240	75	0	+ 239
War	69	57	55	1,198	- 1,141
Chlamydia	70	38	84	0	+ 38
Otitis Media	71	5	67	34	- 29
Dengue	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Benin

United States

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.