BENIN VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARMENIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,948	5	5,397	+ 38,551
Stroke	2	10,473	4	5,855	+ 4,618
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,995	1	10,205	- 4,210
Lung Cancers	4	5,083	59	66	+ 5,017
Lung Disease	5	4,110	17	1,220	+ 2,891
Hypertension	6	3,816	19	1,088	+ 2,728
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,523	14	1,912	+ 1,612
Liver Disease	8	3,093	9	2,447	+ 647
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,913	8	3,162	- 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,317	41	311	+ 2,006
Kidney Disease	11	2,304	13	1,929	+ 375
Stomach Cancer	12	2,213	38	361	+ 1,852
Breast Cancer	13	2,192	27	784	+ 1,407
Liver Cancer	14	1,788	40	322	+ 1,466
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,768	48	177	+ 1,591
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,393	10	2,265	- 872
Other Injuries	17	1,296	15	1,532	- 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	1,160	34	442	+ 717
Prostate Cancer	19	1,091	25	867	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	20	880	61	43	+ 836
Inflammatory/Heart	21	858	33	457	+ 400
Leukemia	22	671	46	196	+ 476
Low Birth Weight	23	641	6	4,908	- 4,267
Uterin Cancer	24	599	55	99	+ 500
Violence	25	553	28	726	- 174
Lymphomas	26	525	36	387	+ 138
Cervical Cancer	27	488	30	669	- 181
Suicide	28	484	22	922	- 437
Ovary Cancer	29	447	56	86	+ 361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	332	45	197	+ 135
Hepatitis C	31	318	65	17	+ 301
HIV/AIDS	32	316	11	2,263	- 1,947
Oral Cancer	33	296	49	156	+ 140
Skin Cancers	34	279	54	102	+ 177
Endocrine Disorders	35	257	16	1,454	- 1,197
Oesophagus Cancer	36	252	39	326	- 74
Other Neoplasms	37	216	63	20	+ 196
Tuberculosis	38	215	23	919	- 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	197	29	715	- 518
Falls	40	185	32	543	- 358
Drug Use	41	177	44	197	- 20
Birth Trauma	42	169	7	3,950	- 3,781
Skin Disease	43	134	52	144	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	132	84	0	+ 132
Drownings	45	104	31	570	- 466
Poisonings	46	100	42	307	- 207
Fires	47	65	35	431	- 366
Parkinson's Disease	48	58	43	212	- 154
Asthma	49	48	24	891	- 843
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	47	3	6,830	- 6,783
Hepatitis B	51	45	53	143	- 98
Epilepsy	52	44	37	369	- 325
Multiple Sclerosis	53	44	66	16	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	43	67	11	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	55	42	20	1,039	- 997
Meningitis	56	32	12	1,967	- 1,934
Encephalitis	57	25	57	85	- 60
Anemia	58	24	83	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	59	23	60	45	- 22
Osteoarthritis	60	17	85	0	+ 17
Schizophrenia	61	16	80	0	+ 16
Alcohol	62	15	58	85	- 70
Upper Respiratory	63	13	64	17	- 5
Oral conditions	64	10	86	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Malnutrition	66	7	21	928	- 921
Leishmaniasis	67	5	79	0	+ 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	4	82	0	+ 4
War	69	2	69	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Pertussis	71	1	18	1,168	- 1,167
Ascariasis	72	0	62	40	- 40
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	74	0	26	788	- 788
Syphilis	75	0	51	150	- 150
Chlamydia	76	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	50	156	- 156
Schistosomiasis	82	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Armenia

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.