BENIN VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,768	1	10,205	+ 1,564
Malaria	2	9,497	2	7,037	+ 2,460
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,944	3	6,830	+ 2,113
Low Birth Weight	4	5,334	6	4,908	+ 426
Stroke	5	4,863	4	5,855	- 991
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,591	5	5,397	- 806
Birth Trauma	7	4,480	7	3,950	+ 531
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,317	8	3,162	+ 155
Meningitis	9	2,922	12	1,967	+ 955
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,425	10	2,265	+ 160
Liver Disease	11	2,297	9	2,447	- 150
Other Injuries	12	2,134	15	1,532	+ 602
Tuberculosis	13	2,066	23	919	+ 1,147
Maternal Conditions	14	1,851	20	1,039	+ 812
Pertussis	15	1,594	18	1,168	+ 427
Kidney Disease	16	1,524	13	1,929	- 404
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,467	14	1,912	- 444
Measles	18	1,347	26	788	+ 559
Violence	19	1,252	28	726	+ 526
Lung Disease	20	1,212	17	1,220	- 8
Malnutrition	21	1,211	21	928	+ 283
Asthma	22	1,061	24	891	+ 171
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,008	16	1,454	- 446
Drownings	24	882	31	570	+ 312
Hypertension	25	756	19	1,088	- 332
Falls	26	724	32	543	+ 181
Suicide	27	685	22	922	- 237
Fires	28	625	35	431	+ 194
Breast Cancer	29	600	27	784	- 184
HIV/AIDS	30	585	11	2,263	- 1,678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	583	34	442	+ 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	479	29	715	- 236
Poisonings	33	430	42	307	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	34	429	33	457	- 28
Liver Cancer	35	416	40	322	+ 94
Epilepsy	36	377	37	369	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	291	41	311	- 20
Cervical Cancer	38	272	30	669	- 397
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	260	45	197	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	40	237	56	86	+ 151
War	41	228	69	2	+ 226
Tetanus	42	208	50	156	+ 52
Lymphomas	43	195	36	387	- 191
Stomach Cancer	44	168	38	361	- 193
Skin Cancers	45	160	54	102	+ 58
Hepatitis B	46	156	53	143	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	47	154	43	212	- 58
Leukemia	48	144	46	196	- 52
Oral Cancer	49	135	49	156	- 21
Schistosomiasis	50	132	47	183	- 51
Leishmaniasis	51	132	79	0	+ 132
Skin Disease	52	119	52	144	- 25
Bladder Cancer	53	90	61	43	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	54	77	48	177	- 100
Oesophagus Cancer	55	73	39	326	- 253
Appendicitis	56	71	60	45	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	57	71	25	867	- 796
Drug Use	58	71	44	197	- 127
Ascariasis	59	70	62	40	+ 29
Alcohol	60	67	58	85	- 18
Encephalitis	61	63	57	85	- 23
Syphilis	62	61	51	150	- 89
Upper Respiratory	63	52	64	17	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	64	48	55	99	- 51
Diphtheria	65	34	68	10	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	25	65	17	+ 8
Lung Cancers	67	23	59	66	- 43
Other Neoplasms	68	13	63	20	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	66	16	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	10	67	11	- 2
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	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.