BENIN VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,373	5	5,397	+ 7,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,012	29	715	+ 8,297
Lung Cancers	3	5,380	59	66	+ 5,314
Lung Disease	4	5,379	17	1,220	+ 4,160
Stroke	5	4,970	4	5,855	- 885
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,646	1	10,205	- 6,559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,076	41	311	+ 2,764
Breast Cancer	8	2,133	27	784	+ 1,349
Prostate Cancer	9	1,643	25	867	+ 776
Kidney Disease	10	1,591	13	1,929	- 338
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,490	48	177	+ 1,313
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,487	43	212	+ 1,276
Lymphomas	13	1,440	36	387	+ 1,053
Suicide	14	1,320	22	922	+ 398
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,175	39	326	+ 849
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,161	14	1,912	- 750
Stomach Cancer	17	1,002	38	361	+ 641
Liver Cancer	18	893	40	322	+ 571
Liver Disease	19	784	9	2,447	- 1,662
Leukemia	20	769	46	196	+ 573
Ovary Cancer	21	766	56	86	+ 681
Bladder Cancer	22	719	61	43	+ 675
Skin Cancers	23	707	54	102	+ 605
Endocrine Disorders	24	700	16	1,454	- 754
Falls	25	693	32	543	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	26	673	33	457	+ 216
Other Neoplasms	27	612	63	20	+ 592
Oral Cancer	28	513	49	156	+ 357
Hypertension	29	491	19	1,088	- 598
Other Injuries	30	480	15	1,532	- 1,052
Drug Use	31	468	44	197	+ 271
Congenital Anomalies	32	430	10	2,265	- 1,835
Road Traffic Accidents	33	430	8	3,162	- 2,732
Uterin Cancer	34	354	55	99	+ 255
Cervical Cancer	35	289	30	669	- 379
Epilepsy	36	239	37	369	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	37	233	66	16	+ 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	188	34	442	- 255
Alcohol	39	180	58	85	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	166	67	11	+ 154
Asthma	41	163	24	891	- 728
Skin Disease	42	162	52	144	+ 18
Drownings	43	161	31	570	- 410
Low Birth Weight	44	157	6	4,908	- 4,751
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	148	3	6,830	- 6,683
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	140	45	197	- 57
Violence	47	107	28	726	- 619
Fires	48	84	35	431	- 347
Anemia	49	81	83	0	+ 81
Tuberculosis	50	65	23	919	- 854
Osteoarthritis	51	55	85	0	+ 55
Hepatitis C	52	54	65	17	+ 37
Poisonings	53	39	42	307	- 268
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	38	84	0	+ 38
Schizophrenia	55	32	80	0	+ 32
Birth Trauma	56	28	7	3,950	- 3,921
HIV/AIDS	57	24	11	2,263	- 2,239
Meningitis	58	21	12	1,967	- 1,946
Hepatitis B	59	16	53	143	- 126
Appendicitis	60	10	60	45	- 36
Maternal Conditions	61	9	20	1,039	- 1,030
Oral conditions	62	6	86	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	5	21	928	- 923
Upper Respiratory	64	3	64	17	- 14
War	65	1	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	57	85	- 85
Pertussis	67	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Syphilis	68	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	50	156	- 156
Diphtheria	82	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	83	0	26	788	- 788
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Ireland

Benin

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.