BENIN VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,719	5	5,397	+ 14,322
Stroke	2	13,549	4	5,855	+ 7,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,496	1	10,205	- 2,709
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,513	14	1,912	+ 4,602
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,413	3	6,830	- 2,417
Lung Disease	6	4,219	17	1,220	+ 2,999
Malaria	7	2,942	2	7,037	- 4,095
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,238	8	3,162	- 924
Suicide	9	1,987	22	922	+ 1,065
Liver Disease	10	1,796	9	2,447	- 650
Drownings	11	1,625	31	570	+ 1,055
Asthma	12	1,586	24	891	+ 696
Hypertension	13	1,538	19	1,088	+ 449
Low Birth Weight	14	1,305	6	4,908	- 3,603
Kidney Disease	15	1,286	13	1,929	- 642
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,275	10	2,265	- 990
Other Injuries	17	1,211	15	1,532	- 322
Liver Cancer	18	1,210	40	322	+ 888
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	1,189	45	197	+ 992
Falls	20	1,105	32	543	+ 562
Birth Trauma	21	1,038	7	3,950	- 2,911
Maternal Conditions	22	927	20	1,039	- 112
Tuberculosis	23	904	23	919	- 15
Dengue	24	838	72	0	+ 838
Cervical Cancer	25	837	30	669	+ 169
Breast Cancer	26	684	27	784	- 101
Lung Cancers	27	676	59	66	+ 610
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	644	29	715	- 71
Syphilis	29	564	51	150	+ 414
Violence	30	528	28	726	- 199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	466	41	311	+ 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	449	34	442	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	33	432	56	86	+ 346
Parkinson's Disease	34	423	43	212	+ 211
Leukemia	35	411	46	196	+ 216
Malnutrition	36	385	21	928	- 543
Inflammatory/Heart	37	352	33	457	- 105
Poisonings	38	310	42	307	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	39	299	16	1,454	- 1,155
Fires	40	289	35	431	- 142
Prostate Cancer	41	262	25	867	- 605
Lymphomas	42	259	36	387	- 127
Meningitis	43	255	12	1,967	- 1,712
Stomach Cancer	44	237	38	361	- 124
Epilepsy	45	214	37	369	- 155
Skin Disease	46	205	52	144	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	47	174	55	99	+ 75
Alcohol	48	174	58	85	+ 89
Oral Cancer	49	153	49	156	- 3
Pertussis	50	150	18	1,168	- 1,017
Pancreas Cancer	51	87	48	177	- 90
Bladder Cancer	52	86	61	43	+ 43
Hepatitis B	53	64	53	143	- 79
Encephalitis	54	32	57	85	- 53
Appendicitis	55	29	60	45	- 16
Other Neoplasms	56	23	63	20	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	57	22	39	326	- 304
Drug Use	58	17	44	197	- 180
Tetanus	59	13	50	156	- 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	67	11	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	66	16	- 7
Hepatitis C	62	8	65	17	- 9
Ascariasis	63	3	62	40	- 38
Upper Respiratory	64	2	64	17	- 15
War	65	2	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	66	1	70	2	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	68	10	- 9
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	54	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	26	788	- 788
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Solomon Isl.

Benin

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.