BENIN VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	21,068	29	715	+ 20,353
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,399	5	5,397	+ 10,002
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,703	1	10,205	- 1,501
Stroke	4	8,078	4	5,855	+ 2,223
Lung Cancers	5	7,667	59	66	+ 7,601
Lung Disease	6	7,062	17	1,220	+ 5,843
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,960	41	311	+ 3,649
Prostate Cancer	8	2,853	25	867	+ 1,986
Breast Cancer	9	2,730	27	784	+ 1,946
Lymphomas	10	2,007	36	387	+ 1,621
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,931	48	177	+ 1,754
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,874	39	326	+ 1,548
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,840	43	212	+ 1,629
Liver Disease	14	1,646	9	2,447	- 801
Falls	15	1,636	32	543	+ 1,093
Bladder Cancer	16	1,317	61	43	+ 1,273
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,254	14	1,912	- 657
Kidney Disease	18	1,175	13	1,929	- 754
Other Injuries	19	1,173	15	1,532	- 359
Suicide	20	1,143	22	922	+ 221
Liver Cancer	21	1,124	40	322	+ 802
Leukemia	22	1,119	46	196	+ 923
Hypertension	23	1,118	19	1,088	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	24	1,073	38	361	+ 712
Ovary Cancer	25	863	56	86	+ 777
Other Neoplasms	26	856	63	20	+ 836
Skin Cancers	27	800	54	102	+ 699
Endocrine Disorders	28	708	16	1,454	- 746
Inflammatory/Heart	29	671	33	457	+ 214
Oral Cancer	30	667	49	156	+ 511
Drug Use	31	606	44	197	+ 409
Uterin Cancer	32	504	55	99	+ 405
Road Traffic Accidents	33	466	8	3,162	- 2,696
Skin Disease	34	458	52	144	+ 314
Congenital Anomalies	35	457	10	2,265	- 1,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	449	34	442	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	37	398	66	16	+ 383
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	343	3	6,830	- 6,487
Alcohol	39	334	58	85	+ 249
Low Birth Weight	40	282	6	4,908	- 4,626
Asthma	41	280	24	891	- 611
Epilepsy	42	256	37	369	- 113
Cervical Cancer	43	236	30	669	- 433
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	218	67	11	+ 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	188	45	197	- 9
Violence	46	186	28	726	- 540
Tuberculosis	47	75	23	919	- 843
Fires	48	72	35	431	- 359
Drownings	49	65	31	570	- 506
Anemia	50	59	83	0	+ 59
Hepatitis C	51	57	65	17	+ 40
Meningitis	52	50	12	1,967	- 1,917
Poisonings	53	47	42	307	- 260
Birth Trauma	54	41	7	3,950	- 3,909
HIV/AIDS	55	40	11	2,263	- 2,222
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	39	84	0	+ 39
Osteoarthritis	57	36	85	0	+ 36
Malnutrition	58	25	21	928	- 903
Appendicitis	59	23	60	45	- 23
Schizophrenia	60	22	80	0	+ 22
Oral conditions	61	12	86	0	+ 12
Syphilis	62	10	51	150	- 140
Upper Respiratory	63	10	64	17	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	10	20	1,039	- 1,029
Hepatitis B	65	9	53	143	- 134
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
War	67	2	69	2	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Pertussis	69	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	50	156	- 156
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	75	0	26	788	- 788
Malaria	76	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	183	- 183
Chlamydia	79	0	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

United Kingdom

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.