ITALY VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,330	9	16,339	+ 25,991
Malaria	2	29,190	79	0	+ 29,190
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,333	36	1,622	+ 26,711
Stroke	4	24,286	2	62,633	- 38,348
Coronary Heart Disease	5	22,388	1	97,116	- 74,728
Low Birth Weight	6	20,358	51	357	+ 20,000
Birth Trauma	7	16,384	59	140	+ 16,244
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,117	30	3,221	+ 9,896
Liver Disease	9	10,149	23	5,559	+ 4,590
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,394	37	1,443	+ 7,951
HIV/AIDS	11	9,386	46	520	+ 8,866
Meningitis	12	8,158	60	128	+ 8,030
Kidney Disease	13	8,000	11	12,726	- 4,726
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,930	8	19,836	- 11,906
Other Injuries	15	6,355	12	12,112	- 5,757
Endocrine Disorders	16	6,031	18	8,431	- 2,400
Lung Disease	17	5,059	5	32,382	- 27,323
Pertussis	18	4,843	73	1	+ 4,843
Hypertension	19	4,515	6	29,931	- 25,416
Maternal Conditions	20	4,310	67	6	+ 4,304
Malnutrition	21	3,849	41	775	+ 3,073
Suicide	22	3,824	26	4,042	- 218
Tuberculosis	23	3,811	53	336	+ 3,475
Asthma	24	3,694	47	494	+ 3,201
Prostate Cancer	25	3,596	20	8,409	- 4,813
Measles	26	3,268	71	1	+ 3,267
Breast Cancer	27	3,253	10	13,868	- 10,615
Violence	28	3,012	50	409	+ 2,604
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,966	3	41,445	- 38,478
Cervical Cancer	30	2,773	40	1,154	+ 1,620
Drownings	31	2,365	52	344	+ 2,021
Falls	32	2,252	25	4,222	- 1,971
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,896	24	5,531	- 3,635
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,835	43	690	+ 1,145
Fires	35	1,787	56	271	+ 1,516
Lymphomas	36	1,604	16	9,670	- 8,066
Epilepsy	37	1,531	39	1,337	+ 194
Stomach Cancer	38	1,497	14	10,252	- 8,756
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,352	34	2,045	- 693
Liver Cancer	40	1,335	17	9,620	- 8,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,291	7	21,254	- 19,963
Poisonings	42	1,275	58	154	+ 1,121
Parkinson's Disease	43	878	19	8,428	- 7,550
Drug Use	44	818	45	654	+ 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	817	32	2,216	- 1,399
Leukemia	46	811	21	6,728	- 5,917
Schistosomiasis	47	759	78	0	+ 759
Pancreas Cancer	48	734	13	12,095	- 11,360
Oral Cancer	49	649	27	3,343	- 2,695
Tetanus	50	647	63	22	+ 626
Syphilis	51	624	69	4	+ 619
Skin Disease	52	596	38	1,440	- 844
Hepatitis B	53	592	54	334	+ 258
Skin Cancers	54	421	29	3,239	- 2,818
Uterin Cancer	55	411	33	2,198	- 1,787
Ovary Cancer	56	355	28	3,282	- 2,926
Encephalitis	57	354	68	5	+ 349
Alcohol	58	352	55	277	+ 75
Lung Cancers	59	275	4	34,152	- 33,877
Appendicitis	60	187	61	49	+ 139
Bladder Cancer	61	180	22	6,711	- 6,531
Ascariasis	62	167	80	0	+ 167
Other Neoplasms	63	81	15	9,984	- 9,903
Upper Respiratory	64	72	64	20	+ 51
Hepatitis C	65	70	31	2,451	- 2,380
Multiple Sclerosis	66	64	44	677	- 612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	48	42	701	- 654
Diphtheria	68	43	76	0	+ 43
War	69	10	66	6	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	7	84	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Benin

Italy

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.