BENIN VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,612	5	5,397	+ 36,215
Stroke	2	41,579	4	5,855	+ 35,725
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	8,642	29	715	+ 7,927
Lung Cancers	4	4,855	59	66	+ 4,788
Lung Disease	5	4,146	17	1,220	+ 2,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,998	1	10,205	- 7,207
Stomach Cancer	7	2,333	38	361	+ 1,972
Inflammatory/Heart	8	2,199	33	457	+ 1,742
Liver Cancer	9	2,052	40	322	+ 1,730
Hypertension	10	2,011	19	1,088	+ 923
Kidney Disease	11	1,885	13	1,929	- 44
Liver Disease	12	1,779	9	2,447	- 668
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,743	43	212	+ 1,532
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,594	8	3,162	- 1,568
Bladder Cancer	15	1,560	61	43	+ 1,517
Prostate Cancer	16	1,470	25	867	+ 603
Breast Cancer	17	1,085	27	784	+ 301
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,063	48	177	+ 886
Diabetes Mellitus	19	986	14	1,912	- 926
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	932	41	311	+ 621
Asthma	21	911	24	891	+ 20
Leukemia	22	621	46	196	+ 426
Falls	23	591	32	543	+ 48
Suicide	24	591	22	922	- 331
Low Birth Weight	25	503	6	4,908	- 4,404
Other Injuries	26	499	15	1,532	- 1,033
Violence	27	485	28	726	- 241
Congenital Anomalies	28	485	10	2,265	- 1,780
Endocrine Disorders	29	429	16	1,454	- 1,025
Oral Cancer	30	424	49	156	+ 267
Lymphomas	31	325	36	387	- 61
Skin Cancers	32	301	54	102	+ 200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	269	34	442	- 173
Oesophagus Cancer	34	244	39	326	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	238	45	197	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	36	226	30	669	- 442
Epilepsy	37	209	37	369	- 160
Uterin Cancer	38	198	55	99	+ 99
Ovary Cancer	39	187	56	86	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	40	183	66	16	+ 168
Birth Trauma	41	153	7	3,950	- 3,797
HIV/AIDS	42	121	11	2,263	- 2,142
Drownings	43	120	31	570	- 450
Drug Use	44	119	44	197	- 78
Fires	45	93	35	431	- 338
Encephalitis	46	93	57	85	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	47	92	63	20	+ 72
Alcohol	48	87	58	85	+ 2
Meningitis	49	65	12	1,967	- 1,902
Upper Respiratory	50	58	64	17	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	52	67	11	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	44	3	6,830	- 6,786
Poisonings	53	42	42	307	- 265
Tuberculosis	54	40	23	919	- 879
Skin Disease	55	28	52	144	- 116
Appendicitis	56	25	60	45	- 20
Tetanus	57	13	50	156	- 143
Malnutrition	58	12	21	928	- 915
Maternal Conditions	59	9	20	1,039	- 1,030
Pertussis	60	7	18	1,168	- 1,161
Leishmaniasis	61	4	79	0	+ 4
Syphilis	62	4	51	150	- 146
Hepatitis B	63	2	53	143	- 140
War	64	2	69	2	- 1
Measles	65	1	26	788	- 787
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	17	- 16
Chlamydia	67	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	10	- 10
Malaria	70	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	183	- 183
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	62	40	- 40
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Albania

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.