BENIN VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,066	5	5,397	+ 10,669
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,161	29	715	+ 12,446
Stroke	3	9,016	4	5,855	+ 3,161
Lung Cancers	4	6,879	59	66	+ 6,813
Lung Disease	5	5,883	17	1,220	+ 4,664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,271	41	311	+ 4,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,264	1	10,205	- 5,941
Kidney Disease	8	3,023	13	1,929	+ 1,094
Hypertension	9	2,833	19	1,088	+ 1,745
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,416	14	1,912	+ 505
Breast Cancer	11	2,197	27	784	+ 1,413
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,099	48	177	+ 1,922
Prostate Cancer	13	1,996	25	867	+ 1,129
Stomach Cancer	14	1,802	38	361	+ 1,441
Other Injuries	15	1,721	15	1,532	+ 189
Lymphomas	16	1,658	36	387	+ 1,272
Bladder Cancer	17	1,623	61	43	+ 1,580
Liver Cancer	18	1,585	40	322	+ 1,263
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,549	33	457	+ 1,092
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,536	43	212	+ 1,325
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,512	16	1,454	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	22	1,476	63	20	+ 1,456
Liver Disease	23	1,315	9	2,447	- 1,131
Leukemia	24	1,173	46	196	+ 977
Suicide	25	1,122	22	922	+ 200
Falls	26	1,009	32	543	+ 466
Oral Cancer	27	803	49	156	+ 647
Ovary Cancer	28	630	56	86	+ 544
Oesophagus Cancer	29	625	39	326	+ 299
Skin Disease	30	572	52	144	+ 428
Road Traffic Accidents	31	569	8	3,162	- 2,594
Skin Cancers	32	560	54	102	+ 459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	501	45	197	+ 304
Uterin Cancer	34	501	55	99	+ 402
Asthma	35	352	24	891	- 538
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	331	3	6,830	- 6,500
Anemia	37	284	83	0	+ 284
Congenital Anomalies	38	268	10	2,265	- 1,996
Cervical Cancer	39	266	30	669	- 403
Epilepsy	40	256	37	369	- 113
Drug Use	41	241	44	197	+ 44
Hepatitis C	42	203	65	17	+ 186
HIV/AIDS	43	167	11	2,263	- 2,095
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	148	34	442	- 295
Drownings	45	139	31	570	- 432
Alcohol	46	104	58	85	+ 19
Malnutrition	47	94	21	928	- 834
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	91	67	11	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	49	89	66	16	+ 74
Tuberculosis	50	84	23	919	- 835
Violence	51	81	28	726	- 645
Low Birth Weight	52	79	6	4,908	- 4,829
Osteoarthritis	53	66	85	0	+ 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	64	84	0	+ 64
Fires	55	57	35	431	- 373
Schizophrenia	56	56	80	0	+ 56
Poisonings	57	53	42	307	- 254
Hepatitis B	58	50	53	143	- 92
Meningitis	59	40	12	1,967	- 1,927
Birth Trauma	60	35	7	3,950	- 3,915
Appendicitis	61	25	60	45	- 20
Upper Respiratory	62	14	64	17	- 3
Oral conditions	63	14	86	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	4	20	1,039	- 1,035
Leishmaniasis	65	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	3	51	150	- 148
War	68	2	69	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	57	85	- 84
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	50	156	- 156
Pertussis	73	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	62	40	- 40
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	26	788	- 788
Chlamydia	82	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	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.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.