VANUATU VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	221	4	124	+ 96
Malaria	2	152	75	0	+ 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	148	6	80	+ 68
Stroke	4	127	2	288	- 162
Coronary Heart Disease	5	117	1	454	- 337
Low Birth Weight	6	106	14	43	+ 63
Birth Trauma	7	85	19	20	+ 66
Road Traffic Accidents	8	68	12	45	+ 24
Liver Disease	9	53	9	51	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	10	49	10	48	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	11	49	72	0	+ 49
Meningitis	12	43	36	8	+ 34
Kidney Disease	13	42	7	70	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	14	41	3	127	- 85
Other Injuries	15	33	17	30	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	16	31	33	9	+ 23
Lung Disease	17	26	5	108	- 82
Pertussis	18	25	30	10	+ 15
Hypertension	19	24	11	47	- 23
Maternal Conditions	20	22	24	14	+ 8
Malnutrition	21	20	31	10	+ 10
Suicide	22	20	8	54	- 34
Tuberculosis	23	20	22	16	+ 4
Asthma	24	19	13	45	- 25
Prostate Cancer	25	19	34	9	+ 10
Measles	26	17	62	0	+ 17
Breast Cancer	27	17	26	13	+ 4
Violence	28	16	38	7	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	15	21	18	- 2
Cervical Cancer	30	14	27	13	+ 2
Drownings	31	12	16	35	- 22
Falls	32	12	25	13	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	33	10	29	11	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	10	20	18	- 9
Fires	35	9	42	4	+ 5
Lymphomas	36	8	45	3	+ 5
Epilepsy	37	8	41	5	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	38	8	40	6	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	39	7	82	0	+ 7
Liver Cancer	40	7	18	27	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	7	35	8	- 2
Poisonings	42	7	47	2	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	43	5	28	12	- 7
Drug Use	44	4	56	0	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4	15	35	- 31
Leukemia	46	4	32	9	- 5
Schistosomiasis	47	4	76	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	48	4	53	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	49	3	54	1	+ 3
Tetanus	50	3	46	3	+ 1
Syphilis	51	3	37	8	- 4
Skin Disease	52	3	39	7	- 4
Hepatitis B	53	3	51	1	+ 2
Skin Cancers	54	2	86	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	2	48	2	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	56	2	44	4	- 2
Encephalitis	57	2	52	1	+ 1
Alcohol	58	2	43	4	- 2
Lung Cancers	59	1	23	15	- 14
Appendicitis	60	1	50	1	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	1	49	2	- 1
Ascariasis	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	0	55	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	57	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	60	0	+ 0
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Benin

Vanuatu

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.