BENIN VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,854	5	5,397	+ 10,457
Lung Disease	2	9,176	17	1,220	+ 7,956
Stroke	3	7,270	4	5,855	+ 1,415
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	6,991	3	6,830	+ 161
Tuberculosis	5	4,546	23	919	+ 3,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,093	1	10,205	- 6,112
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,832	14	1,912	+ 920
Liver Disease	8	2,801	9	2,447	+ 355
Low Birth Weight	9	2,490	6	4,908	- 2,418
Falls	10	2,355	32	543	+ 1,812
Kidney Disease	11	2,325	13	1,929	+ 396
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,217	8	3,162	- 945
Asthma	13	2,045	24	891	+ 1,154
Suicide	14	1,808	22	922	+ 886
Other Injuries	15	1,560	15	1,532	+ 28
Oral Cancer	16	1,400	49	156	+ 1,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,320	29	715	+ 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	1,315	45	197	+ 1,118
Hypertension	19	1,127	19	1,088	+ 38
Birth Trauma	20	1,072	7	3,950	- 2,877
Lung Cancers	21	921	59	66	+ 854
Breast Cancer	22	864	27	784	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	23	863	10	2,265	- 1,401
Stomach Cancer	24	845	38	361	+ 485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	807	41	311	+ 496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	710	34	442	+ 268
Violence	27	540	28	726	- 186
Drownings	28	509	31	570	- 61
Encephalitis	29	501	57	85	+ 416
Cervical Cancer	30	473	30	669	- 196
HIV/AIDS	31	463	11	2,263	- 1,800
Parkinson's Disease	32	453	43	212	+ 241
Lymphomas	33	419	36	387	+ 32
Oesophagus Cancer	34	406	39	326	+ 80
Leukemia	35	348	46	196	+ 153
Meningitis	36	348	12	1,967	- 1,619
Pancreas Cancer	37	342	48	177	+ 165
Prostate Cancer	38	323	25	867	- 544
Liver Cancer	39	317	40	322	- 5
Epilepsy	40	316	37	369	- 53
Maternal Conditions	41	270	20	1,039	- 769
Fires	42	243	35	431	- 188
Alcohol	43	241	58	85	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	44	229	56	86	+ 143
Skin Disease	45	186	52	144	+ 43
Dengue	46	183	72	0	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	47	159	16	1,454	- 1,295
Bladder Cancer	48	147	61	43	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	49	132	33	457	- 325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	124	67	11	+ 113
Measles	51	124	26	788	- 663
Drug Use	52	123	44	197	- 75
Appendicitis	53	117	60	45	+ 72
Pertussis	54	105	18	1,168	- 1,062
Malnutrition	55	90	21	928	- 838
Hepatitis B	56	85	53	143	- 57
Malaria	57	80	2	7,037	- 6,957
Tetanus	58	74	50	156	- 82
Uterin Cancer	59	71	55	99	- 28
Skin Cancers	60	53	54	102	- 49
Poisonings	61	37	42	307	- 270
Other Neoplasms	62	31	63	20	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	66	16	+ 9
Syphilis	64	21	51	150	- 129
Hepatitis C	65	14	65	17	- 3
Leishmaniasis	66	10	79	0	+ 10
War	67	9	69	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	6	64	17	- 11
Chlamydia	69	4	70	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	62	40	- 39
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	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.