BENIN VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,316	5	5,397	+ 16,918
Stroke	2	20,867	4	5,855	+ 15,012
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,349	14	1,912	+ 17,437
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,116	1	10,205	- 3,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,862	3	6,830	+ 32
Asthma	6	5,975	24	891	+ 5,085
Tuberculosis	7	5,446	23	919	+ 4,527
Kidney Disease	8	5,325	13	1,929	+ 3,397
Suicide	9	4,196	22	922	+ 3,274
Lung Disease	10	4,057	17	1,220	+ 2,838
Cervical Cancer	11	3,829	30	669	+ 3,160
Liver Disease	12	3,779	9	2,447	+ 1,332
Low Birth Weight	13	3,453	6	4,908	- 1,455
Birth Trauma	14	2,913	7	3,950	- 1,037
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,904	10	2,265	+ 640
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	2,322	45	197	+ 2,125
Malnutrition	17	1,886	21	928	+ 958
Breast Cancer	18	1,881	27	784	+ 1,097
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,798	34	442	+ 1,355
Lung Cancers	20	1,763	59	66	+ 1,697
Hypertension	21	1,717	19	1,088	+ 628
Meningitis	22	1,705	12	1,967	- 262
Stomach Cancer	23	1,462	38	361	+ 1,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,377	29	715	+ 662
Other Injuries	25	1,316	15	1,532	- 216
Oral Cancer	26	1,312	49	156	+ 1,156
Liver Cancer	27	1,171	40	322	+ 849
Drownings	28	1,160	31	570	+ 589
Inflammatory/Heart	29	951	33	457	+ 493
Endocrine Disorders	30	911	16	1,454	- 543
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	888	41	311	+ 577
Pertussis	32	804	18	1,168	- 363
Parkinson's Disease	33	755	43	212	+ 544
Violence	34	716	28	726	- 11
Maternal Conditions	35	715	20	1,039	- 324
Oesophagus Cancer	36	694	39	326	+ 368
Syphilis	37	560	51	150	+ 409
Epilepsy	38	556	37	369	+ 187
Leukemia	39	520	46	196	+ 324
Skin Disease	40	500	52	144	+ 356
Lymphomas	41	395	36	387	+ 8
Falls	42	394	32	543	- 149
Poisonings	43	391	42	307	+ 84
Prostate Cancer	44	339	25	867	- 528
Road Traffic Accidents	45	286	8	3,162	- 2,877
Uterin Cancer	46	261	55	99	+ 162
Fires	47	258	35	431	- 173
Hepatitis B	48	245	53	143	+ 102
Pancreas Cancer	49	240	48	177	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	50	143	56	86	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	51	122	61	43	+ 78
Appendicitis	52	103	60	45	+ 58
Encephalitis	53	90	57	85	+ 5
Alcohol	54	81	58	85	- 4
Tetanus	55	57	50	156	- 99
Skin Cancers	56	54	54	102	- 47
Drug Use	57	51	44	197	- 146
Other Neoplasms	58	39	63	20	+ 19
Dengue	59	34	72	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	60	34	64	17	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	61	23	66	16	+ 7
Hepatitis C	62	21	65	17	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	67	11	+ 2
Ascariasis	64	8	62	40	- 32
Diphtheria	65	7	68	10	- 4
Chlamydia	66	5	70	2	+ 3
War	67	3	69	2	+ 0
Measles	68	2	26	788	- 786
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	47	183	- 183
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	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.