BENIN VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,403	5	5,397	+ 22,006
Stroke	2	9,120	4	5,855	+ 3,265
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,653	1	10,205	- 3,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,483	29	715	+ 5,768
Lung Cancers	5	6,161	59	66	+ 6,095
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,087	14	1,912	+ 3,175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,603	41	311	+ 4,292
Lung Disease	8	3,961	17	1,220	+ 2,741
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,829	48	177	+ 2,652
Breast Cancer	10	2,652	27	784	+ 1,868
Kidney Disease	11	2,474	13	1,929	+ 545
Lymphomas	12	1,657	36	387	+ 1,271
Prostate Cancer	13	1,655	25	867	+ 788
Falls	14	1,616	32	543	+ 1,074
Stomach Cancer	15	1,557	38	361	+ 1,196
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,551	43	212	+ 1,340
Ovary Cancer	17	1,065	56	86	+ 980
Liver Cancer	18	1,055	40	322	+ 734
Bladder Cancer	19	1,037	61	43	+ 994
Hypertension	20	1,037	19	1,088	- 51
Leukemia	21	865	46	196	+ 670
Suicide	22	834	22	922	- 87
Oral Cancer	23	782	49	156	+ 626
Liver Disease	24	721	9	2,447	- 1,725
Skin Disease	25	716	52	144	+ 573
Other Neoplasms	26	690	63	20	+ 670
Inflammatory/Heart	27	686	33	457	+ 229
Uterin Cancer	28	647	55	99	+ 548
Oesophagus Cancer	29	633	39	326	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	30	597	16	1,454	- 857
Road Traffic Accidents	31	566	8	3,162	- 2,596
Congenital Anomalies	32	540	10	2,265	- 1,724
Other Injuries	33	511	15	1,532	- 1,021
Skin Cancers	34	438	54	102	+ 336
Low Birth Weight	35	353	6	4,908	- 4,555
Asthma	36	260	24	891	- 631
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	225	34	442	- 217
Drug Use	38	214	44	197	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	39	139	30	669	- 529
Violence	40	138	28	726	- 588
HIV/AIDS	41	115	11	2,263	- 2,148
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	107	84	0	+ 107
Epilepsy	43	106	37	369	- 263
Birth Trauma	44	92	7	3,950	- 3,858
Multiple Sclerosis	45	91	66	16	+ 76
Anemia	46	89	83	0	+ 89
Alcohol	47	84	58	85	- 1
Drownings	48	71	31	570	- 499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	68	45	197	- 129
Osteoarthritis	50	67	85	0	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	60	67	11	+ 48
Tuberculosis	52	49	23	919	- 870
Hepatitis C	53	40	65	17	+ 24
War	54	36	69	2	+ 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	33	3	6,830	- 6,798
Meningitis	56	25	12	1,967	- 1,942
Schizophrenia	57	21	80	0	+ 21
Poisonings	58	16	42	307	- 291
Upper Respiratory	59	12	64	17	- 6
Malnutrition	60	11	21	928	- 917
Hepatitis B	61	11	53	143	- 132
Fires	62	10	35	431	- 421
Appendicitis	63	9	60	45	- 36
Maternal Conditions	64	9	20	1,039	- 1,030
Encephalitis	65	3	57	85	- 82
Leishmaniasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	70	0	47	183	- 183
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Measles	73	0	26	788	- 788
Tetanus	74	0	50	156	- 156
Diphtheria	75	0	68	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	62	40	- 40
Chlamydia	80	0	70	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	51	150	- 150
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Malta

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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.