BENIN VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,693	5	5,397	+ 20,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,940	29	715	+ 8,225
Stroke	3	8,700	4	5,855	+ 2,845
Lung Cancers	4	8,135	59	66	+ 8,068
Lung Disease	5	7,477	17	1,220	+ 6,258
Hypertension	6	4,682	19	1,088	+ 3,593
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,547	41	311	+ 4,236
Kidney Disease	8	3,978	13	1,929	+ 2,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,619	1	10,205	- 6,586
Breast Cancer	10	3,292	27	784	+ 2,508
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,140	48	177	+ 2,963
Prostate Cancer	12	2,881	25	867	+ 2,014
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,719	14	1,912	+ 807
Falls	14	2,678	32	543	+ 2,135
Liver Disease	15	2,655	9	2,447	+ 208
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,200	43	212	+ 1,989
Lymphomas	17	2,140	36	387	+ 1,753
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,866	16	1,454	+ 412
Suicide	19	1,797	22	922	+ 875
Stomach Cancer	20	1,687	38	361	+ 1,327
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,553	33	457	+ 1,096
Leukemia	22	1,526	46	196	+ 1,331
Other Injuries	23	1,441	15	1,532	- 91
Other Neoplasms	24	1,426	63	20	+ 1,406
Liver Cancer	25	1,408	40	322	+ 1,086
Alcohol	26	1,093	58	85	+ 1,008
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,085	39	326	+ 759
Bladder Cancer	28	1,082	61	43	+ 1,039
Oral Cancer	29	1,052	49	156	+ 896
Ovary Cancer	30	907	56	86	+ 822
Skin Cancers	31	709	54	102	+ 607
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	669	3	6,830	- 6,161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	632	45	197	+ 435
Road Traffic Accidents	34	552	8	3,162	- 2,610
Epilepsy	35	540	37	369	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	36	400	10	2,265	- 1,864
Uterin Cancer	37	390	55	99	+ 291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	378	34	442	- 64
Cervical Cancer	39	372	30	669	- 296
Drug Use	40	337	44	197	+ 140
Multiple Sclerosis	41	274	66	16	+ 259
Skin Disease	42	270	52	144	+ 126
Anemia	43	174	83	0	+ 174
Asthma	44	162	24	891	- 729
Low Birth Weight	45	135	6	4,908	- 4,773
Violence	46	134	28	726	- 592
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	95	67	11	+ 83
Hepatitis C	48	89	65	17	+ 72
Drownings	49	80	31	570	- 490
Malnutrition	50	79	21	928	- 849
Schizophrenia	51	68	80	0	+ 68
Osteoarthritis	52	64	85	0	+ 64
Fires	53	63	35	431	- 368
HIV/AIDS	54	60	11	2,263	- 2,202
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	51	84	0	+ 51
Tuberculosis	56	49	23	919	- 870
Birth Trauma	57	42	7	3,950	- 3,908
Poisonings	58	38	42	307	- 269
Hepatitis B	59	32	53	143	- 111
Meningitis	60	29	12	1,967	- 1,937
Upper Respiratory	61	24	64	17	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	23	60	45	- 23
Oral conditions	63	11	86	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	7	20	1,039	- 1,032
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
War	66	2	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	68	1	51	150	- 149
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Measles	70	0	26	788	- 787
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	50	156	- 156
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	62	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	2	- 2
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.