BENIN VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,178	5	5,397	+ 9,780
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,733	29	715	+ 11,017
Lung Cancers	3	7,932	59	66	+ 7,865
Lung Disease	4	5,384	17	1,220	+ 4,165
Stroke	5	5,364	4	5,855	- 491
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,656	41	311	+ 3,345
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,815	1	10,205	- 7,389
Breast Cancer	8	2,239	27	784	+ 1,455
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,166	14	1,912	+ 254
Lymphomas	10	1,950	36	387	+ 1,563
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,916	48	177	+ 1,739
Falls	12	1,829	32	543	+ 1,287
Prostate Cancer	13	1,785	25	867	+ 918
Kidney Disease	14	1,734	13	1,929	- 194
Suicide	15	1,673	22	922	+ 751
Drug Use	16	1,396	44	197	+ 1,199
Liver Disease	17	1,373	9	2,447	- 1,074
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,272	43	212	+ 1,061
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,225	16	1,454	- 229
Liver Cancer	20	1,179	40	322	+ 857
Leukemia	21	1,174	46	196	+ 978
Hypertension	22	971	19	1,088	- 118
Bladder Cancer	23	955	61	43	+ 912
Other Injuries	24	906	15	1,532	- 626
Oesophagus Cancer	25	845	39	326	+ 519
Stomach Cancer	26	825	38	361	+ 464
Inflammatory/Heart	27	780	33	457	+ 323
Road Traffic Accidents	28	757	8	3,162	- 2,405
Ovary Cancer	29	721	56	86	+ 635
Skin Cancers	30	665	54	102	+ 564
Other Neoplasms	31	636	63	20	+ 616
Oral Cancer	32	603	49	156	+ 447
Alcohol	33	565	58	85	+ 480
Uterin Cancer	34	448	55	99	+ 349
Congenital Anomalies	35	410	10	2,265	- 1,855
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	318	3	6,830	- 6,512
Multiple Sclerosis	37	262	66	16	+ 247
Skin Disease	38	257	52	144	+ 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	241	45	197	+ 44
Violence	40	229	28	726	- 497
Cervical Cancer	41	219	30	669	- 450
Low Birth Weight	42	210	6	4,908	- 4,698
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	167	34	442	- 275
Epilepsy	44	145	37	369	- 224
Hepatitis C	45	138	65	17	+ 121
Anemia	46	130	83	0	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	122	67	11	+ 111
Drownings	48	107	31	570	- 463
Asthma	49	99	24	891	- 791
Birth Trauma	50	73	7	3,950	- 3,877
Malnutrition	51	73	21	928	- 855
Fires	52	73	35	431	- 358
HIV/AIDS	53	62	11	2,263	- 2,201
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	54	84	0	+ 54
Osteoarthritis	55	53	85	0	+ 53
Poisonings	56	46	42	307	- 261
Schizophrenia	57	45	80	0	+ 45
Tuberculosis	58	37	23	919	- 882
Meningitis	59	26	12	1,967	- 1,941
Hepatitis B	60	25	53	143	- 118
Oral conditions	61	19	86	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	62	19	60	45	- 26
Upper Respiratory	63	18	64	17	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	17	20	1,039	- 1,022
War	65	8	69	2	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	2	51	150	- 148
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	50	156	- 156
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	74	0	26	788	- 788
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Chlamydia	83	0	70	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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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.