BENIN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,695	1	10,205	- 4,509
HIV/AIDS	2	5,270	11	2,263	+ 3,007
Tuberculosis	3	4,960	23	919	+ 4,041
Stroke	4	4,011	4	5,855	- 1,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,891	3	6,830	- 2,939
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,755	8	3,162	+ 593
Liver Disease	7	3,382	9	2,447	+ 936
Malaria	8	3,192	2	7,037	- 3,845
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,021	5	5,397	- 2,376
Birth Trauma	10	2,512	7	3,950	- 1,437
Low Birth Weight	11	2,413	6	4,908	- 2,495
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,543	10	2,265	- 722
Maternal Conditions	13	1,426	20	1,039	+ 387
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,426	14	1,912	- 486
Meningitis	15	1,353	12	1,967	- 613
Kidney Disease	16	1,126	13	1,929	- 802
Hypertension	17	1,115	19	1,088	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,103	39	326	+ 777
Other Injuries	19	1,094	15	1,532	- 438
Lung Disease	20	1,080	17	1,220	- 140
Malnutrition	21	1,063	21	928	+ 135
Cervical Cancer	22	855	30	669	+ 187
Suicide	23	811	22	922	- 111
Violence	24	742	28	726	+ 16
Breast Cancer	25	671	27	784	- 114
Asthma	26	580	24	891	- 310
Tetanus	27	537	50	156	+ 381
Stomach Cancer	28	507	38	361	+ 146
Lymphomas	29	487	36	387	+ 101
Oral Cancer	30	465	49	156	+ 308
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	461	29	715	- 254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	373	41	311	+ 61
Falls	33	370	32	543	- 173
Liver Cancer	34	341	40	322	+ 19
Leukemia	35	335	46	196	+ 139
Fires	36	332	35	431	- 99
Prostate Cancer	37	326	25	867	- 541
Poisonings	38	320	42	307	+ 13
Drownings	39	303	31	570	- 267
Inflammatory/Heart	40	283	33	457	- 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	275	34	442	- 168
Pertussis	42	256	18	1,168	- 912
Epilepsy	43	210	37	369	- 159
Endocrine Disorders	44	210	16	1,454	- 1,244
Ovary Cancer	45	201	56	86	+ 115
Pancreas Cancer	46	181	48	177	+ 4
Lung Cancers	47	169	59	66	+ 102
Skin Cancers	48	161	54	102	+ 59
Hepatitis B	49	132	53	143	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	50	119	43	212	- 93
Skin Disease	51	115	52	144	- 29
Syphilis	52	113	51	150	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	103	45	197	- 94
Schistosomiasis	54	93	47	183	- 90
Alcohol	55	90	58	85	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	56	81	55	99	- 18
Bladder Cancer	57	80	61	43	+ 37
Appendicitis	58	61	60	45	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	59	49	79	0	+ 49
Encephalitis	60	48	57	85	- 38
Hepatitis C	61	38	65	17	+ 22
Drug Use	62	29	44	197	- 169
Measles	63	26	26	788	- 762
Upper Respiratory	64	24	64	17	+ 7
War	65	22	69	2	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	21	67	11	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	15	63	20	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	66	16	- 6
Diphtheria	69	3	68	10	- 7
Chlamydia	70	3	70	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	2	62	40	- 38
Otitis Media	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.