YEMEN VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,316	4	11,978	+ 10,338
Malaria	2	15,389	20	1,719	+ 13,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,937	9	4,372	+ 10,565
Stroke	4	12,803	2	13,570	- 766
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,803	1	30,158	- 18,355
Low Birth Weight	6	10,732	5	8,810	+ 1,923
Birth Trauma	7	8,637	7	5,939	+ 2,698
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,915	6	8,561	- 1,646
Liver Disease	9	5,351	13	2,891	+ 2,459
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,953	10	4,291	+ 662
HIV/AIDS	11	4,948	46	396	+ 4,552
Meningitis	12	4,301	28	1,018	+ 3,282
Kidney Disease	13	4,218	15	2,679	+ 1,539
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,181	19	1,794	+ 2,386
Other Injuries	15	3,351	16	2,225	+ 1,125
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,179	36	738	+ 2,442
Lung Disease	17	2,667	11	3,196	- 529
Pertussis	18	2,553	23	1,239	+ 1,314
Hypertension	19	2,380	8	5,293	- 2,913
Maternal Conditions	20	2,272	32	890	+ 1,382
Malnutrition	21	2,029	27	1,058	+ 971
Suicide	22	2,016	21	1,699	+ 317
Tuberculosis	23	2,009	18	1,899	+ 110
Asthma	24	1,948	17	2,106	- 158
Prostate Cancer	25	1,896	63	39	+ 1,857
Measles	26	1,723	12	3,019	- 1,296
Breast Cancer	27	1,715	26	1,134	+ 581
Violence	28	1,588	14	2,839	- 1,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,564	22	1,405	+ 159
Cervical Cancer	30	1,462	57	119	+ 1,343
Drownings	31	1,247	25	1,142	+ 105
Falls	32	1,187	24	1,170	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,000	40	585	+ 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	967	33	833	+ 134
Fires	35	942	29	991	- 49
Lymphomas	36	846	45	433	+ 413
Epilepsy	37	807	43	539	+ 268
Stomach Cancer	38	789	31	902	- 113
Oesophagus Cancer	39	713	35	765	- 52
Liver Cancer	40	704	39	609	+ 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	681	30	913	- 232
Poisonings	42	672	44	532	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	43	463	49	362	+ 101
Drug Use	44	431	38	613	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	431	37	707	- 276
Leukemia	46	428	34	776	- 349
Schistosomiasis	47	400	56	124	+ 277
Pancreas Cancer	48	387	51	283	+ 104
Oral Cancer	49	342	42	547	- 205
Tetanus	50	341	47	395	- 53
Syphilis	51	329	53	175	+ 153
Skin Disease	52	314	61	44	+ 270
Hepatitis B	53	312	50	299	+ 13
Skin Cancers	54	222	58	100	+ 123
Uterin Cancer	55	217	69	5	+ 212
Ovary Cancer	56	187	52	188	- 1
Encephalitis	57	186	48	369	- 182
Alcohol	58	186	59	78	+ 108
Lung Cancers	59	145	41	569	- 424
Appendicitis	60	99	54	162	- 63
Bladder Cancer	61	95	55	160	- 66
Ascariasis	62	88	65	17	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	63	43	64	21	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	64	38	70	5	+ 33
Hepatitis C	65	37	68	8	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	62	42	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	66	14	+ 11
Diphtheria	68	23	67	14	+ 9
War	69	5	3	12,915	- 12,910
Chlamydia	70	4	72	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.