BENIN VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,948	1	10,205	- 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,969	3	6,830	+ 2,138
Malaria	3	7,805	2	7,037	+ 768
Low Birth Weight	4	5,935	6	4,908	+ 1,027
Birth Trauma	5	5,554	7	3,950	+ 1,604
Stroke	6	4,119	4	5,855	- 1,736
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,948	5	5,397	- 1,449
Malnutrition	8	3,908	21	928	+ 2,981
HIV/AIDS	9	3,866	11	2,263	+ 1,603
Meningitis	10	3,028	12	1,967	+ 1,061
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,984	8	3,162	- 178
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,502	10	2,265	+ 237
Maternal Conditions	13	1,910	20	1,039	+ 871
Liver Disease	14	1,826	9	2,447	- 620
Other Injuries	15	1,544	15	1,532	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,530	14	1,912	- 382
Kidney Disease	17	1,461	13	1,929	- 468
Violence	18	1,400	28	726	+ 674
Lung Disease	19	1,318	17	1,220	+ 99
Cervical Cancer	20	1,159	30	669	+ 491
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,081	16	1,454	- 372
Measles	22	1,034	26	788	+ 246
Asthma	23	997	24	891	+ 106
Tuberculosis	24	997	23	919	+ 78
Hypertension	25	863	19	1,088	- 226
War	26	734	69	2	+ 732
Stomach Cancer	27	710	38	361	+ 350
Drownings	28	704	31	570	+ 134
Pertussis	29	673	18	1,168	- 495
Breast Cancer	30	633	27	784	- 151
Falls	31	579	32	543	+ 36
Suicide	32	539	22	922	- 383
Syphilis	33	515	51	150	+ 365
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	505	29	715	- 210
Fires	35	501	35	431	+ 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	470	41	311	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	418	34	442	- 24
Liver Cancer	38	376	40	322	+ 54
Poisonings	39	375	42	307	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	40	367	33	457	- 90
Epilepsy	41	324	37	369	- 45
Bladder Cancer	42	288	61	43	+ 245
Tetanus	43	285	50	156	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	44	242	25	867	- 625
Lymphomas	45	211	36	387	- 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	189	45	197	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	47	172	48	177	- 5
Oral Cancer	48	168	49	156	+ 12
Lung Cancers	49	168	59	66	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	50	157	43	212	- 54
Schistosomiasis	51	147	47	183	- 36
Hepatitis B	52	138	53	143	- 5
Ovary Cancer	53	132	56	86	+ 46
Skin Cancers	54	130	54	102	+ 28
Encephalitis	55	129	57	85	+ 44
Leukemia	56	128	46	196	- 67
Skin Disease	57	114	52	144	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	58	106	39	326	- 220
Drug Use	59	93	44	197	- 104
Alcohol	60	55	58	85	- 30
Uterin Cancer	61	54	55	99	- 45
Appendicitis	62	47	60	45	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	38	62	40	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	21	65	17	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	20	64	17	+ 3
Diphtheria	66	14	68	10	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	14	63	20	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	13	66	16	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	11	67	11	- 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	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.