BENIN VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,581	5	5,397	+ 8,184
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,426	29	715	+ 10,711
Stroke	3	7,814	4	5,855	+ 1,960
Lung Cancers	4	7,664	59	66	+ 7,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,697	41	311	+ 4,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,250	1	10,205	- 5,955
Lung Disease	7	3,919	17	1,220	+ 2,699
Breast Cancer	8	3,339	27	784	+ 2,555
Other Injuries	9	3,250	15	1,532	+ 1,718
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,657	48	177	+ 2,480
Kidney Disease	11	2,467	13	1,929	+ 538
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,345	14	1,912	+ 434
Prostate Cancer	13	2,337	25	867	+ 1,470
Lymphomas	14	2,164	36	387	+ 1,777
Liver Cancer	15	2,058	40	322	+ 1,736
Suicide	16	1,926	22	922	+ 1,004
Other Neoplasms	17	1,885	63	20	+ 1,866
Falls	18	1,781	32	543	+ 1,238
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,738	16	1,454	+ 284
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,627	43	212	+ 1,416
Leukemia	21	1,603	46	196	+ 1,407
Liver Disease	22	1,587	9	2,447	- 860
Hypertension	23	1,528	19	1,088	+ 440
Bladder Cancer	24	1,411	61	43	+ 1,368
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,304	33	457	+ 847
Stomach Cancer	26	1,189	38	361	+ 828
Oral Cancer	27	1,005	49	156	+ 849
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,004	39	326	+ 679
Malnutrition	29	905	21	928	- 23
Ovary Cancer	30	852	56	86	+ 766
Road Traffic Accidents	31	718	8	3,162	- 2,444
Skin Cancers	32	700	54	102	+ 598
Alcohol	33	685	58	85	+ 600
Uterin Cancer	34	585	55	99	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	35	433	10	2,265	- 1,832
Drug Use	36	404	44	197	+ 207
Epilepsy	37	401	37	369	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	388	3	6,830	- 6,442
Skin Disease	39	343	52	144	+ 200
Cervical Cancer	40	338	30	669	- 330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	298	45	197	+ 101
Asthma	42	223	24	891	- 667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	212	34	442	- 230
Anemia	44	209	83	0	+ 209
Drownings	45	187	31	570	- 384
Multiple Sclerosis	46	162	66	16	+ 146
Low Birth Weight	47	140	6	4,908	- 4,768
Schizophrenia	48	139	80	0	+ 139
Violence	49	116	28	726	- 611
Tuberculosis	50	94	23	919	- 825
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	92	67	11	+ 80
Hepatitis C	52	89	65	17	+ 73
Fires	53	87	35	431	- 344
HIV/AIDS	54	78	11	2,263	- 2,185
Birth Trauma	55	66	7	3,950	- 3,883
Osteoarthritis	56	53	85	0	+ 53
Poisonings	57	49	42	307	- 258
Meningitis	58	35	12	1,967	- 1,932
Hepatitis B	59	29	53	143	- 114
Oral conditions	60	25	86	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	61	19	60	45	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	16	84	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	63	12	64	17	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	11	20	1,039	- 1,028
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	2	57	85	- 83
War	67	1	69	2	- 1
Syphilis	68	1	51	150	- 149
Pertussis	69	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Tetanus	70	0	50	156	- 156
Schistosomiasis	71	0	47	183	- 183
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	78	0	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	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.