BENIN VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,678	5	5,397	+ 24,281
Stroke	2	19,778	4	5,855	+ 13,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,636	1	10,205	+ 1,431
Lung Cancers	4	10,334	59	66	+ 10,267
Lung Disease	5	7,764	17	1,220	+ 6,544
Kidney Disease	6	6,685	13	1,929	+ 4,757
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,535	29	715	+ 4,820
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,585	41	311	+ 4,274
Hypertension	9	4,106	19	1,088	+ 3,017
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,717	43	212	+ 3,506
Breast Cancer	11	3,541	27	784	+ 2,757
Prostate Cancer	12	2,842	25	867	+ 1,975
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,675	48	177	+ 2,498
Liver Cancer	14	2,199	40	322	+ 1,878
Bladder Cancer	15	2,179	61	43	+ 2,135
Stomach Cancer	16	2,157	38	361	+ 1,796
Other Injuries	17	2,042	15	1,532	+ 510
Leukemia	18	1,902	46	196	+ 1,707
Lymphomas	19	1,782	36	387	+ 1,395
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,778	14	1,912	- 134
Falls	21	1,749	32	543	+ 1,206
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,223	8	3,162	- 1,939
Liver Disease	23	1,137	9	2,447	- 1,310
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,018	33	457	+ 561
Other Neoplasms	25	953	63	20	+ 934
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	858	34	442	+ 416
Ovary Cancer	27	783	56	86	+ 697
Suicide	28	748	22	922	- 173
Endocrine Disorders	29	739	16	1,454	- 715
Oral Cancer	30	618	49	156	+ 462
Skin Cancers	31	616	54	102	+ 514
Drownings	32	612	31	570	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	33	523	55	99	+ 424
Epilepsy	34	350	37	369	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	35	345	39	326	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	36	342	30	669	- 327
Drug Use	37	271	44	197	+ 74
Congenital Anomalies	38	245	10	2,265	- 2,020
Fires	39	206	35	431	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	40	190	66	16	+ 174
Low Birth Weight	41	179	6	4,908	- 4,729
Violence	42	146	28	726	- 580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	141	45	197	- 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	133	3	6,830	- 6,697
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	94	67	11	+ 82
Tuberculosis	46	93	23	919	- 825
Skin Disease	47	79	52	144	- 65
Hepatitis B	48	79	53	143	- 64
Alcohol	49	71	58	85	- 14
HIV/AIDS	50	66	11	2,263	- 2,196
Anemia	51	66	83	0	+ 66
Hepatitis C	52	54	65	17	+ 37
Meningitis	53	47	12	1,967	- 1,920
Schizophrenia	54	39	80	0	+ 39
Asthma	55	39	24	891	- 852
Poisonings	56	27	42	307	- 280
Birth Trauma	57	24	7	3,950	- 3,926
Appendicitis	58	13	60	45	- 32
Upper Respiratory	59	11	64	17	- 6
Leishmaniasis	60	5	79	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	3	20	1,039	- 1,036
Tetanus	62	2	50	156	- 154
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
War	64	2	69	2	- 1
Syphilis	65	1	51	150	- 149
Malnutrition	66	1	21	928	- 927
Encephalitis	67	1	57	85	- 84
Measles	68	0	26	788	- 787
Pertussis	69	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	70	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.