BENIN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,553	5	5,397	+ 14,155
Stroke	2	14,533	4	5,855	+ 8,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,871	1	10,205	+ 2,667
Lung Cancers	4	9,506	59	66	+ 9,440
Lung Disease	5	9,325	17	1,220	+ 8,105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,840	41	311	+ 6,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,792	29	715	+ 6,077
Stomach Cancer	8	6,016	38	361	+ 5,655
Kidney Disease	9	5,342	13	1,929	+ 3,413
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,417	48	177	+ 4,240
Liver Cancer	11	3,505	40	322	+ 3,183
Other Injuries	12	2,633	15	1,532	+ 1,100
Suicide	13	2,322	22	922	+ 1,400
Lymphomas	14	2,299	36	387	+ 1,912
Breast Cancer	15	1,885	27	784	+ 1,101
Other Neoplasms	16	1,804	63	20	+ 1,784
Liver Disease	17	1,693	9	2,447	- 753
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,671	43	212	+ 1,459
Prostate Cancer	19	1,612	25	867	+ 745
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,469	39	326	+ 1,143
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,370	16	1,454	- 84
Bladder Cancer	22	1,185	61	43	+ 1,142
Falls	23	1,161	32	543	+ 619
Leukemia	24	1,146	46	196	+ 950
Drownings	25	1,003	31	570	+ 433
Oral Cancer	26	994	49	156	+ 838
Inflammatory/Heart	27	982	33	457	+ 525
Hypertension	28	796	19	1,088	- 292
Diabetes Mellitus	29	648	14	1,912	- 1,264
Ovary Cancer	30	604	56	86	+ 518
Road Traffic Accidents	31	545	8	3,162	- 2,617
Cervical Cancer	32	453	30	669	- 215
Uterin Cancer	33	413	55	99	+ 314
Tuberculosis	34	413	23	919	- 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	349	34	442	- 94
Skin Disease	36	335	52	144	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	326	3	6,830	- 6,505
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	312	67	11	+ 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	305	45	197	+ 108
Congenital Anomalies	40	295	10	2,265	- 1,970
Hepatitis C	41	265	65	17	+ 248
Asthma	42	229	24	891	- 661
Malnutrition	43	228	21	928	- 700
Skin Cancers	44	220	54	102	+ 118
Epilepsy	45	186	37	369	- 183
Hepatitis B	46	170	53	143	+ 27
Schizophrenia	47	125	80	0	+ 125
Fires	48	120	35	431	- 311
Anemia	49	104	83	0	+ 104
Drug Use	50	87	44	197	- 110
Alcohol	51	69	58	85	- 16
Meningitis	52	37	12	1,967	- 1,930
Violence	53	32	28	726	- 694
Poisonings	54	30	42	307	- 277
Low Birth Weight	55	24	6	4,908	- 4,884
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	20	84	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	57	19	64	17	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	15	60	45	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	59	13	66	16	- 3
Oral conditions	60	13	86	0	+ 13
Birth Trauma	61	12	7	3,950	- 3,937
Osteoarthritis	62	10	85	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	63	6	11	2,263	- 2,257
Maternal Conditions	64	5	20	1,039	- 1,034
Syphilis	65	2	51	150	- 148
War	66	2	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	50	156	- 155
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	1	57	85	- 85
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	18	1,168	- 1,167
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	75	0	26	788	- 788
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chlamydia	80	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.