BENIN VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,067	5	5,397	+ 7,670
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,680	14	1,912	+ 7,768
Kidney Disease	3	5,016	13	1,929	+ 3,088
Stroke	4	4,473	4	5,855	- 1,382
Violence	5	3,648	28	726	+ 2,922
Liver Disease	6	3,354	9	2,447	+ 908
Lung Disease	7	3,274	17	1,220	+ 2,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,790	1	10,205	- 7,415
Hypertension	9	2,002	19	1,088	+ 913
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,833	8	3,162	- 1,329
Other Injuries	11	1,369	15	1,532	- 164
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,271	16	1,454	- 182
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,175	10	2,265	- 1,089
Malnutrition	14	849	21	928	- 79
Prostate Cancer	15	842	25	867	- 25
Breast Cancer	16	830	27	784	+ 45
Lung Cancers	17	826	59	66	+ 760
Low Birth Weight	18	805	6	4,908	- 4,103
Stomach Cancer	19	780	38	361	+ 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	772	41	311	+ 461
Liver Cancer	21	766	40	322	+ 445
Suicide	22	761	22	922	- 161
Other Neoplasms	23	697	63	20	+ 678
Lymphomas	24	558	36	387	+ 171
Leukemia	25	543	46	196	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	26	538	30	669	- 130
Pancreas Cancer	27	507	48	177	+ 330
HIV/AIDS	28	464	11	2,263	- 1,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	391	3	6,830	- 6,440
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	387	29	715	- 328
Skin Disease	31	340	52	144	+ 197
Alcohol	32	331	58	85	+ 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	307	34	442	- 135
Ovary Cancer	34	298	56	86	+ 212
Falls	35	295	32	543	- 247
Birth Trauma	36	287	7	3,950	- 3,663
Anemia	37	245	83	0	+ 245
Tuberculosis	38	218	23	919	- 700
Epilepsy	39	215	37	369	- 154
Skin Cancers	40	215	54	102	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	41	210	33	457	- 247
Drownings	42	202	31	570	- 368
Parkinson's Disease	43	176	43	212	- 35
Drug Use	44	165	44	197	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	159	67	11	+ 148
Oral Cancer	46	152	49	156	- 4
Asthma	47	151	24	891	- 740
Bladder Cancer	48	143	61	43	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	49	141	39	326	- 185
Uterin Cancer	50	101	55	99	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	100	84	0	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	97	45	197	- 100
Appendicitis	53	87	60	45	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	54	84	20	1,039	- 955
Hepatitis C	55	70	65	17	+ 53
Fires	56	68	35	431	- 363
Poisonings	57	60	42	307	- 248
Meningitis	58	40	12	1,967	- 1,927
Osteoarthritis	59	34	85	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	66	16	+ 18
Hepatitis B	61	24	53	143	- 119
Encephalitis	62	16	57	85	- 69
Schizophrenia	63	14	80	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	64	14	64	17	- 3
Oral conditions	65	14	86	0	+ 14
War	66	13	69	2	+ 10
Dengue	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chagas disease	69	3	77	0	+ 3
Pertussis	70	2	18	1,168	- 1,165
Tetanus	71	1	50	156	- 155
Ascariasis	72	1	62	40	- 40
Syphilis	73	1	51	150	- 150
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	80	0	26	788	- 788
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	84	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
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.