BENIN VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,242	5	5,397	+ 14,845
Stroke	2	15,031	4	5,855	+ 9,176
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,435	14	1,912	+ 7,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,627	1	10,205	- 4,578
Prostate Cancer	5	5,111	25	867	+ 4,244
Hypertension	6	5,058	19	1,088	+ 3,969
Violence	7	4,742	28	726	+ 4,016
Lung Disease	8	3,667	17	1,220	+ 2,448
Kidney Disease	9	3,185	13	1,929	+ 1,256
Breast Cancer	10	3,016	27	784	+ 2,231
HIV/AIDS	11	2,776	11	2,263	+ 514
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,021	16	1,454	+ 567
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,741	41	311	+ 1,430
Skin Disease	14	1,701	52	144	+ 1,558
Other Injuries	15	1,694	15	1,532	+ 162
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,480	33	457	+ 1,023
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,365	10	2,265	- 900
Stomach Cancer	18	1,361	38	361	+ 1,000
Uterin Cancer	19	1,266	55	99	+ 1,167
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,243	48	177	+ 1,066
Cervical Cancer	21	1,241	30	669	+ 572
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,196	8	3,162	- 1,966
Liver Cancer	23	1,169	40	322	+ 847
Lung Cancers	24	1,167	59	66	+ 1,100
Drownings	25	1,119	31	570	+ 548
Lymphomas	26	1,089	36	387	+ 702
Oral Cancer	27	915	49	156	+ 758
Falls	28	907	32	543	+ 364
Leukemia	29	877	46	196	+ 681
Liver Disease	30	872	9	2,447	- 1,575
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	841	34	442	+ 399
Anemia	32	818	83	0	+ 818
Ovary Cancer	33	669	56	86	+ 584
Low Birth Weight	34	613	6	4,908	- 4,295
Asthma	35	541	24	891	- 349
Oesophagus Cancer	36	536	39	326	+ 210
Malnutrition	37	473	21	928	- 455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	451	45	197	+ 254
Fires	39	421	35	431	- 10
Other Neoplasms	40	296	63	20	+ 276
Epilepsy	41	294	37	369	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	291	29	715	- 424
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	288	3	6,830	- 6,542
Parkinson's Disease	44	274	43	212	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	45	274	61	43	+ 231
Tuberculosis	46	265	23	919	- 654
Alcohol	47	237	58	85	+ 152
Birth Trauma	48	192	7	3,950	- 3,758
Skin Cancers	49	185	54	102	+ 84
Drug Use	50	179	44	197	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	173	84	0	+ 173
Suicide	52	157	22	922	- 764
Maternal Conditions	53	145	20	1,039	- 894
Otitis Media	54	107	71	0	+ 107
Appendicitis	55	65	60	45	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	56	67	11	+ 45
Osteoarthritis	57	52	85	0	+ 52
War	58	9	69	2	+ 6
Syphilis	59	1	51	150	- 149
Poisonings	60	1	42	307	- 307
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	66	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	17	- 17
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	53	143	- 143
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	17	- 17
Meningitis	71	0	12	1,967	- 1,967
Encephalitis	72	0	57	85	- 85
Ascariasis	73	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	10	- 10
Pertussis	79	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Tetanus	80	0	50	156	- 156
Measles	81	0	26	788	- 788
Schistosomiasis	82	0	47	183	- 183
Malaria	83	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	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.