BENIN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,278	5	5,397	+ 6,880
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,467	14	1,912	+ 8,556
Stroke	3	6,990	4	5,855	+ 1,136
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,825	8	3,162	+ 1,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,322	1	10,205	- 5,882
Kidney Disease	6	4,063	13	1,929	+ 2,135
Lung Disease	7	3,715	17	1,220	+ 2,496
Lung Cancers	8	3,092	59	66	+ 3,026
Liver Cancer	9	2,735	40	322	+ 2,413
Liver Disease	10	2,379	9	2,447	- 67
Breast Cancer	11	1,875	27	784	+ 1,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,863	29	715	+ 1,148
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,565	10	2,265	- 700
Stomach Cancer	14	1,418	38	361	+ 1,058
Prostate Cancer	15	1,413	25	867	+ 546
Low Birth Weight	16	1,256	6	4,908	- 3,652
Asthma	17	1,078	24	891	+ 187
Cervical Cancer	18	1,001	30	669	+ 332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	836	34	442	+ 394
Other Injuries	20	799	15	1,532	- 733
Hypertension	21	724	19	1,088	- 364
Lymphomas	22	705	36	387	+ 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	687	41	311	+ 375
Parkinson's Disease	24	645	43	212	+ 434
Drownings	25	598	31	570	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	562	3	6,830	- 6,269
Suicide	27	559	22	922	- 362
Violence	28	502	28	726	- 224
Meningitis	29	492	12	1,967	- 1,475
Pancreas Cancer	30	470	48	177	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	31	409	16	1,454	- 1,045
Falls	32	391	32	543	- 152
Birth Trauma	33	379	7	3,950	- 3,571
Leukemia	34	353	46	196	+ 157
Dengue	35	349	72	0	+ 349
Fires	36	341	35	431	- 90
Malnutrition	37	321	21	928	- 607
Inflammatory/Heart	38	319	33	457	- 138
Oral Cancer	39	304	49	156	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	300	45	197	+ 103
Hepatitis B	41	289	53	143	+ 146
Skin Cancers	42	280	54	102	+ 179
Skin Disease	43	270	52	144	+ 126
Ovary Cancer	44	240	56	86	+ 155
Maternal Conditions	45	238	20	1,039	- 801
Oesophagus Cancer	46	227	39	326	- 99
Uterin Cancer	47	206	55	99	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	48	174	61	43	+ 131
Poisonings	49	161	42	307	- 146
Pertussis	50	145	18	1,168	- 1,022
Tuberculosis	51	132	23	919	- 786
Alcohol	52	109	58	85	+ 24
Epilepsy	53	105	37	369	- 264
Syphilis	54	101	51	150	- 49
Drug Use	55	59	44	197	- 138
Encephalitis	56	47	57	85	- 38
Other Neoplasms	57	46	63	20	+ 26
Appendicitis	58	36	60	45	- 9
Hepatitis C	59	30	65	17	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	67	11	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	11	66	16	- 4
War	62	1	69	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	50	156	- 155
Diphtheria	64	1	68	10	- 9
Measles	65	1	26	788	- 787
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	17	- 17
Ascariasis	67	1	62	40	- 40
Chlamydia	68	0	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

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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.