BENIN VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,412	5	5,397	+ 18,015
Stroke	2	15,099	4	5,855	+ 9,245
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,991	29	715	+ 9,276
Lung Cancers	4	8,233	59	66	+ 8,167
Lung Disease	5	7,807	17	1,220	+ 6,587
Hypertension	6	7,216	19	1,088	+ 6,127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,124	41	311	+ 4,812
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,782	14	1,912	+ 2,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,939	1	10,205	- 6,266
Breast Cancer	10	3,343	27	784	+ 2,559
Kidney Disease	11	3,068	13	1,929	+ 1,139
Other Injuries	12	2,920	15	1,532	+ 1,388
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,916	48	177	+ 2,739
Stomach Cancer	14	2,472	38	361	+ 2,111
Other Neoplasms	15	2,407	63	20	+ 2,387
Lymphomas	16	2,331	36	387	+ 1,945
Liver Cancer	17	2,319	40	322	+ 1,997
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,032	16	1,454	+ 579
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,032	43	212	+ 1,820
Prostate Cancer	20	2,027	25	867	+ 1,160
Leukemia	21	1,622	46	196	+ 1,427
Bladder Cancer	22	1,618	61	43	+ 1,574
Liver Disease	23	1,340	9	2,447	- 1,106
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,333	33	457	+ 876
Falls	25	1,018	32	543	+ 475
Suicide	26	974	22	922	+ 53
Oral Cancer	27	806	49	156	+ 650
Ovary Cancer	28	791	56	86	+ 705
Skin Cancers	29	781	54	102	+ 679
Road Traffic Accidents	30	776	8	3,162	- 2,386
Hepatitis C	31	591	65	17	+ 574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	534	45	197	+ 337
Uterin Cancer	33	530	55	99	+ 431
Oesophagus Cancer	34	493	39	326	+ 167
Anemia	35	403	83	0	+ 403
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	391	3	6,830	- 6,439
Congenital Anomalies	37	348	10	2,265	- 1,917
Skin Disease	38	347	52	144	+ 203
Epilepsy	39	322	37	369	- 47
Cervical Cancer	40	278	30	669	- 390
Malnutrition	41	187	21	928	- 741
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	169	67	11	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	166	34	442	- 276
Multiple Sclerosis	44	163	66	16	+ 148
Drug Use	45	158	44	197	- 40
HIV/AIDS	46	125	11	2,263	- 2,137
Asthma	47	119	24	891	- 772
Osteoarthritis	48	116	85	0	+ 116
Schizophrenia	49	102	80	0	+ 102
Violence	50	98	28	726	- 628
Low Birth Weight	51	86	6	4,908	- 4,822
Drownings	52	83	31	570	- 487
Tuberculosis	53	81	23	919	- 838
Hepatitis B	54	81	53	143	- 62
Alcohol	55	67	58	85	- 18
Fires	56	65	35	431	- 365
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	58	84	0	+ 58
Poisonings	58	37	42	307	- 270
Birth Trauma	59	34	7	3,950	- 3,916
Meningitis	60	31	12	1,967	- 1,936
Appendicitis	61	12	60	45	- 33
Oral conditions	62	11	86	0	+ 11
Tetanus	63	5	50	156	- 151
Upper Respiratory	64	5	64	17	- 12
Otitis Media	65	4	71	0	+ 4
War	66	1	69	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	67	1	20	1,039	- 1,038
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Syphilis	69	1	51	150	- 149
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	26	788	- 787
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	79	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Ascariasis	80	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Italy

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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.