BENIN VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,206	4	5,855	+ 15,352
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,387	5	5,397	+ 12,989
Lung Disease	3	10,053	17	1,220	+ 8,834
Lung Cancers	4	7,414	59	66	+ 7,347
Stomach Cancer	5	4,135	38	361	+ 3,775
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,160	29	715	+ 2,445
Hypertension	7	3,126	19	1,088	+ 2,037
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,598	8	3,162	- 565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	2,578	41	311	+ 2,267
Oesophagus Cancer	10	2,521	39	326	+ 2,195
Kidney Disease	11	1,996	13	1,929	+ 67
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,903	1	10,205	- 8,302
Liver Cancer	13	1,878	40	322	+ 1,556
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,678	14	1,912	- 234
Liver Disease	15	1,511	9	2,447	- 935
Falls	16	1,441	32	543	+ 899
Suicide	17	1,207	22	922	+ 286
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,158	48	177	+ 981
Breast Cancer	19	963	27	784	+ 178
Parkinson's Disease	20	734	43	212	+ 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	678	45	197	+ 481
Leukemia	22	603	46	196	+ 408
Lymphomas	23	600	36	387	+ 214
Oral Cancer	24	568	49	156	+ 411
Other Injuries	25	561	15	1,532	- 971
Drownings	26	548	31	570	- 22
Cervical Cancer	27	536	30	669	- 133
Prostate Cancer	28	530	25	867	- 337
Bladder Cancer	29	393	61	43	+ 350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	392	34	442	- 51
Congenital Anomalies	31	380	10	2,265	- 1,885
Tuberculosis	32	361	23	919	- 558
Inflammatory/Heart	33	311	33	457	- 146
HIV/AIDS	34	298	11	2,263	- 1,964
Ovary Cancer	35	291	56	86	+ 206
Poisonings	36	267	42	307	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	37	266	16	1,454	- 1,188
Drug Use	38	251	44	197	+ 54
Asthma	39	240	24	891	- 650
Low Birth Weight	40	225	6	4,908	- 4,683
Skin Cancers	41	204	54	102	+ 103
Alcohol	42	198	58	85	+ 113
Birth Trauma	43	183	7	3,950	- 3,767
Malnutrition	44	135	21	928	- 793
Uterin Cancer	45	122	55	99	+ 23
Epilepsy	46	118	37	369	- 251
Violence	47	115	28	726	- 611
Fires	48	109	35	431	- 322
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	105	67	11	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	90	3	6,830	- 6,740
Meningitis	51	59	12	1,967	- 1,908
Skin Disease	52	54	52	144	- 90
Other Neoplasms	53	45	63	20	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	54	37	20	1,039	- 1,002
Encephalitis	55	29	57	85	- 56
Hepatitis B	56	29	53	143	- 114
Upper Respiratory	57	28	64	17	+ 10
Syphilis	58	19	51	150	- 131
Multiple Sclerosis	59	18	66	16	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	15	60	45	- 30
War	61	9	69	2	+ 7
Measles	62	6	26	788	- 782
Tetanus	63	5	50	156	- 151
Pertussis	64	5	18	1,168	- 1,163
Schistosomiasis	65	4	47	183	- 179
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	17	- 16
Chlamydia	67	1	70	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	62	40	- 40
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.