BENIN VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,513	1	10,205	+ 14,309
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	17,345	3	6,830	+ 10,515
Measles	3	13,069	26	788	+ 12,281
Tuberculosis	4	11,585	23	919	+ 10,667
Birth Trauma	5	10,809	7	3,950	+ 6,859
Stroke	6	9,705	4	5,855	+ 3,850
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,166	5	5,397	+ 2,769
Low Birth Weight	8	7,057	6	4,908	+ 2,149
Meningitis	9	6,076	12	1,967	+ 4,109
Malnutrition	10	5,447	21	928	+ 4,519
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,777	8	3,162	+ 1,615
Maternal Conditions	12	4,659	20	1,039	+ 3,620
Liver Disease	13	4,422	9	2,447	+ 1,975
Other Injuries	14	4,066	15	1,532	+ 2,534
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,850	10	2,265	+ 1,585
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,261	14	1,912	+ 1,349
Tetanus	17	2,990	50	156	+ 2,834
Hypertension	18	2,985	19	1,088	+ 1,896
Lung Disease	19	2,758	17	1,220	+ 1,538
Pertussis	20	2,319	18	1,168	+ 1,151
Kidney Disease	21	2,316	13	1,929	+ 387
Malaria	22	2,193	2	7,037	- 4,844
Asthma	23	2,121	24	891	+ 1,230
War	24	1,488	69	2	+ 1,486
Drownings	25	1,436	31	570	+ 866
Breast Cancer	26	1,390	27	784	+ 606
Suicide	27	1,376	22	922	+ 455
Cervical Cancer	28	997	30	669	+ 328
Violence	29	935	28	726	+ 209
Fires	30	915	35	431	+ 484
Poisonings	31	856	42	307	+ 549
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	731	29	715	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	33	689	11	2,263	- 1,574
Lymphomas	34	683	36	387	+ 296
Leukemia	35	634	46	196	+ 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	631	34	442	+ 189
Falls	37	618	32	543	+ 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	617	41	311	+ 306
Inflammatory/Heart	39	588	33	457	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	40	583	39	326	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	504	45	197	+ 306
Schistosomiasis	42	492	47	183	+ 309
Epilepsy	43	473	37	369	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	44	459	16	1,454	- 995
Syphilis	45	426	51	150	+ 276
Oral Cancer	46	370	49	156	+ 214
Upper Respiratory	47	368	64	17	+ 350
Hepatitis B	48	355	53	143	+ 213
Stomach Cancer	49	350	38	361	- 11
Ovary Cancer	50	333	56	86	+ 247
Leishmaniasis	51	327	79	0	+ 327
Prostate Cancer	52	322	25	867	- 545
Liver Cancer	53	289	40	322	- 33
Lung Cancers	54	263	59	66	+ 197
Appendicitis	55	212	60	45	+ 167
Parkinson's Disease	56	208	43	212	- 4
Skin Cancers	57	185	54	102	+ 83
Skin Disease	58	171	52	144	+ 27
Alcohol	59	171	58	85	+ 86
Diphtheria	60	169	68	10	+ 159
Bladder Cancer	61	169	61	43	+ 125
Pancreas Cancer	62	121	48	177	- 56
Encephalitis	63	102	57	85	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	64	88	55	99	- 11
Drug Use	65	61	44	197	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	40	67	11	+ 28
Hepatitis C	67	39	65	17	+ 22
Otitis Media	68	36	71	0	+ 35
Ascariasis	69	33	62	40	- 7
Other Neoplasms	70	14	63	20	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	71	9	66	16	- 7
Chlamydia	72	6	70	2	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.