BENIN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,009	5	5,397	+ 9,612
Stroke	2	7,689	4	5,855	+ 1,834
Lung Cancers	3	6,127	59	66	+ 6,061
Lung Disease	4	4,383	17	1,220	+ 3,164
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,127	14	1,912	+ 1,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,024	29	715	+ 2,309
Kidney Disease	7	2,974	13	1,929	+ 1,045
Hypertension	8	2,579	19	1,088	+ 1,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,244	1	10,205	- 7,960
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,853	41	311	+ 1,542
Stomach Cancer	11	1,805	38	361	+ 1,444
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,202	48	177	+ 1,025
Liver Disease	13	1,108	9	2,447	- 1,339
Breast Cancer	14	986	27	784	+ 202
Prostate Cancer	15	980	25	867	+ 113
Road Traffic Accidents	16	974	8	3,162	- 2,188
Congenital Anomalies	17	868	10	2,265	- 1,397
Leukemia	18	851	46	196	+ 655
Lymphomas	19	847	36	387	+ 460
Liver Cancer	20	794	40	322	+ 472
Bladder Cancer	21	784	61	43	+ 740
Falls	22	764	32	543	+ 221
Violence	23	701	28	726	- 25
Low Birth Weight	24	608	6	4,908	- 4,300
Parkinson's Disease	25	601	43	212	+ 389
Endocrine Disorders	26	456	16	1,454	- 997
Asthma	27	425	24	891	- 465
Ovary Cancer	28	400	56	86	+ 314
Suicide	29	350	22	922	- 572
Other Injuries	30	293	15	1,532	- 1,239
Inflammatory/Heart	31	285	33	457	- 172
Skin Cancers	32	270	54	102	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	33	231	39	326	- 95
Cervical Cancer	34	229	30	669	- 440
Oral Cancer	35	228	49	156	+ 72
Epilepsy	36	200	37	369	- 169
Uterin Cancer	37	190	55	99	+ 91
Drug Use	38	170	44	197	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	138	34	442	- 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	129	3	6,830	- 6,701
Birth Trauma	41	126	7	3,950	- 3,824
Other Neoplasms	42	113	63	20	+ 93
Malnutrition	43	103	21	928	- 825
Drownings	44	96	31	570	- 474
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	79	45	197	- 118
Poisonings	46	64	42	307	- 243
Fires	47	60	35	431	- 371
Skin Disease	48	57	52	144	- 87
War	49	56	69	2	+ 53
Tuberculosis	50	53	23	919	- 866
Meningitis	51	48	12	1,967	- 1,919
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	41	67	11	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	53	36	11	2,263	- 2,227
Encephalitis	54	32	57	85	- 53
Alcohol	55	32	58	85	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	56	30	66	16	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	57	19	20	1,039	- 1,020
Pertussis	58	18	18	1,168	- 1,150
Appendicitis	59	16	60	45	- 29
Hepatitis B	60	13	53	143	- 130
Syphilis	61	9	51	150	- 141
Schistosomiasis	62	6	47	183	- 177
Hepatitis C	63	3	65	17	- 14
Tetanus	64	2	50	156	- 154
Measles	65	1	26	788	- 787
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	17	- 16
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	62	40	- 40
Diphtheria	71	0	68	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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

Turkey

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.