BENIN VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,804	5	5,397	+ 7,407
Stroke	2	5,994	4	5,855	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	3	4,670	6	4,908	- 238
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,675	1	10,205	- 6,530
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,337	8	3,162	+ 175
Measles	6	2,709	26	788	+ 1,921
Birth Trauma	7	2,483	7	3,950	- 1,467
Hypertension	8	2,122	19	1,088	+ 1,034
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,828	3	6,830	- 5,002
Malaria	10	1,635	2	7,037	- 5,402
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,604	10	2,265	- 661
Kidney Disease	12	1,484	13	1,929	- 445
Lung Disease	13	1,276	17	1,220	+ 56
Liver Disease	14	1,266	9	2,447	- 1,180
Tuberculosis	15	1,238	23	919	+ 319
Breast Cancer	16	894	27	784	+ 110
Diabetes Mellitus	17	894	14	1,912	- 1,018
Other Injuries	18	848	15	1,532	- 684
Asthma	19	768	24	891	- 123
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	752	29	715	+ 37
Violence	21	722	28	726	- 5
HIV/AIDS	22	679	11	2,263	- 1,584
Maternal Conditions	23	571	20	1,039	- 468
Pertussis	24	553	18	1,168	- 615
Leukemia	25	532	46	196	+ 337
Drownings	26	490	31	570	- 80
Suicide	27	479	22	922	- 443
Falls	28	454	32	543	- 89
Lymphomas	29	447	36	387	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	30	425	16	1,454	- 1,029
Fires	31	382	35	431	- 49
Oesophagus Cancer	32	328	39	326	+ 2
Meningitis	33	318	12	1,967	- 1,649
Malnutrition	34	317	21	928	- 611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	305	41	311	- 6
Drug Use	36	302	44	197	+ 104
Liver Cancer	37	276	40	322	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	38	244	33	457	- 213
Ovary Cancer	39	231	56	86	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	226	34	442	- 217
Cervical Cancer	41	224	30	669	- 444
Poisonings	42	217	42	307	- 91
Epilepsy	43	214	37	369	- 155
Hepatitis B	44	213	53	143	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	45	205	43	212	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	199	45	197	+ 2
Syphilis	47	176	51	150	+ 25
Lung Cancers	48	159	59	66	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	49	152	25	867	- 715
Oral Cancer	50	143	49	156	- 13
Stomach Cancer	51	139	38	361	- 222
Leishmaniasis	52	131	79	0	+ 131
Tetanus	53	110	50	156	- 46
Bladder Cancer	54	107	61	43	+ 64
Skin Cancers	55	104	54	102	+ 2
War	56	98	69	2	+ 95
Encephalitis	57	88	57	85	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	58	79	48	177	- 98
Appendicitis	59	45	60	45	- 0
Skin Disease	60	33	52	144	- 111
Alcohol	61	25	58	85	- 60
Uterin Cancer	62	21	55	99	- 78
Schistosomiasis	63	20	47	183	- 163
Multiple Sclerosis	64	16	66	16	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	65	10	63	20	- 10
Ascariasis	66	6	62	40	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	6	67	11	- 6
Hepatitis C	68	5	65	17	- 12
Diphtheria	69	3	68	10	- 7
Upper Respiratory	70	2	64	17	- 16
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	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
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.