BENIN VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	12,763	17	1,220	+ 11,543
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,292	5	5,397	+ 3,895
Tuberculosis	3	7,808	23	919	+ 6,889
Stroke	4	6,096	4	5,855	+ 241
Liver Disease	5	3,014	9	2,447	+ 568
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,945	1	10,205	- 7,259
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,867	3	6,830	- 3,964
Asthma	8	2,800	24	891	+ 1,910
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,198	8	3,162	- 964
Kidney Disease	10	2,023	13	1,929	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	11	1,805	6	4,908	- 3,103
Lung Cancers	12	1,693	59	66	+ 1,627
Falls	13	1,568	32	543	+ 1,026
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,383	14	1,912	- 528
Birth Trauma	15	1,263	7	3,950	- 2,686
Suicide	16	1,214	22	922	+ 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,096	45	197	+ 899
Hypertension	18	988	19	1,088	- 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	955	29	715	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	20	930	30	669	+ 261
Congenital Anomalies	21	920	10	2,265	- 1,344
Other Injuries	22	781	15	1,532	- 751
Drownings	23	711	31	570	+ 141
Oral Cancer	24	656	49	156	+ 499
Stomach Cancer	25	651	38	361	+ 291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	551	41	311	+ 240
Breast Cancer	27	490	27	784	- 294
Maternal Conditions	28	461	20	1,039	- 578
Encephalitis	29	416	57	85	+ 331
Epilepsy	30	413	37	369	+ 44
Malnutrition	31	399	21	928	- 529
Lymphomas	32	362	36	387	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	33	359	43	212	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	34	348	11	2,263	- 1,915
Violence	35	332	28	726	- 394
Leukemia	36	315	46	196	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	37	276	56	86	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	38	232	39	326	- 94
Poisonings	39	224	42	307	- 84
Pertussis	40	214	18	1,168	- 954
Pancreas Cancer	41	210	48	177	+ 33
Skin Cancers	42	189	54	102	+ 87
Meningitis	43	178	12	1,967	- 1,789
Bladder Cancer	44	153	61	43	+ 110
Endocrine Disorders	45	122	16	1,454	- 1,332
Liver Cancer	46	121	40	322	- 201
Appendicitis	47	104	60	45	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	48	103	33	457	- 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	90	34	442	- 352
Fires	50	87	35	431	- 344
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	82	67	11	+ 70
Alcohol	52	79	58	85	- 6
Tetanus	53	63	50	156	- 93
Syphilis	54	63	51	150	- 87
Dengue	55	57	72	0	+ 56
Hepatitis B	56	55	53	143	- 88
Drug Use	57	44	44	197	- 153
Prostate Cancer	58	40	25	867	- 827
Measles	59	28	26	788	- 759
Uterin Cancer	60	27	55	99	- 72
Other Neoplasms	61	23	63	20	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	62	18	79	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	63	18	66	16	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	13	65	17	- 3
War	65	11	69	2	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	11	64	17	- 6
Skin Disease	67	8	52	144	- 136
Chlamydia	68	2	70	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	62	40	- 38
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	68	10	- 10
Malaria	72	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.