BENIN VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,869	11	2,263	+ 8,606
Tuberculosis	2	6,703	23	919	+ 5,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,209	1	10,205	- 3,995
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,012	5	5,397	+ 615
Stroke	5	5,463	4	5,855	- 392
Malaria	6	4,765	2	7,037	- 2,272
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,852	8	3,162	+ 690
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,143	3	6,830	- 3,687
Low Birth Weight	9	3,092	6	4,908	- 1,815
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,530	14	1,912	+ 618
Birth Trauma	11	2,404	7	3,950	- 1,546
Hypertension	12	2,248	19	1,088	+ 1,159
Liver Disease	13	2,243	9	2,447	- 204
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,757	10	2,265	- 508
Kidney Disease	15	1,477	13	1,929	- 451
Maternal Conditions	16	1,392	20	1,039	+ 353
Lung Disease	17	1,304	17	1,220	+ 84
Violence	18	1,299	28	726	+ 572
Suicide	19	840	22	922	- 81
Other Injuries	20	803	15	1,532	- 729
Pertussis	21	793	18	1,168	- 374
Meningitis	22	721	12	1,967	- 1,246
Asthma	23	701	24	891	- 190
Malnutrition	24	655	21	928	- 273
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	555	29	715	- 160
Inflammatory/Heart	26	529	33	457	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	27	501	16	1,454	- 953
Prostate Cancer	28	477	25	867	- 390
Cervical Cancer	29	473	30	669	- 196
Liver Cancer	30	409	40	322	+ 87
Measles	31	384	26	788	- 404
Breast Cancer	32	382	27	784	- 402
Falls	33	358	32	543	- 184
Syphilis	34	257	51	150	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	253	34	442	- 189
Drownings	36	250	31	570	- 320
Fires	37	218	35	431	- 213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	214	41	311	- 97
Stomach Cancer	39	212	38	361	- 149
Epilepsy	40	183	37	369	- 186
Poisonings	41	170	42	307	- 137
Parkinson's Disease	42	166	43	212	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	160	45	197	- 37
Drug Use	44	158	44	197	- 39
Lymphomas	45	147	36	387	- 240
Leukemia	46	139	46	196	- 57
Lung Cancers	47	129	59	66	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	48	119	56	86	+ 33
Alcohol	49	111	58	85	+ 26
Skin Disease	50	110	52	144	- 34
Schistosomiasis	51	108	47	183	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	52	101	48	177	- 76
Skin Cancers	53	87	54	102	- 15
Oral Cancer	54	79	49	156	- 78
Tetanus	55	56	50	156	- 100
Encephalitis	56	48	57	85	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	57	47	39	326	- 279
Appendicitis	58	45	60	45	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	36	67	11	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	60	35	55	99	- 64
Bladder Cancer	61	35	61	43	- 8
Hepatitis B	62	35	53	143	- 108
Other Neoplasms	63	18	63	20	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	16	64	17	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	16	78	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	66	16	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	6	65	17	- 11
Diphtheria	68	5	68	10	- 6
Ascariasis	69	3	62	40	- 38
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 1
War	72	1	69	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.