MOLDOVA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,499	6	1,042	+ 1,457
Malaria	2	1,723	84	0	+ 1,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,673	59	4	+ 1,669
Stroke	4	1,434	2	5,878	- 4,444
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,322	1	14,292	- 12,970
Low Birth Weight	6	1,202	39	90	+ 1,112
Birth Trauma	7	967	47	37	+ 930
Road Traffic Accidents	8	774	20	293	+ 481
Liver Disease	9	599	3	2,869	- 2,269
Congenital Anomalies	10	555	27	190	+ 364
HIV/AIDS	11	554	28	189	+ 365
Meningitis	12	482	49	17	+ 465
Kidney Disease	13	472	18	307	+ 165
Diabetes Mellitus	14	468	16	407	+ 62
Other Injuries	15	375	8	772	- 397
Endocrine Disorders	16	356	46	40	+ 316
Lung Disease	17	299	9	752	- 453
Pertussis	18	286	70	0	+ 286
Hypertension	19	267	4	2,287	- 2,021
Maternal Conditions	20	254	54	7	+ 247
Malnutrition	21	227	64	1	+ 226
Suicide	22	226	10	593	- 367
Tuberculosis	23	225	26	197	+ 28
Asthma	24	218	48	26	+ 192
Prostate Cancer	25	212	19	295	- 83
Measles	26	193	69	0	+ 193
Breast Cancer	27	192	11	592	- 400
Violence	28	178	31	167	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	175	32	163	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	30	164	25	212	- 49
Drownings	31	140	30	179	- 40
Falls	32	133	33	149	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	33	112	14	476	- 364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	108	24	219	- 110
Fires	35	106	40	70	+ 36
Lymphomas	36	95	22	230	- 135
Epilepsy	37	90	44	46	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	38	88	12	518	- 429
Oesophagus Cancer	39	80	38	105	- 25
Liver Cancer	40	79	13	514	- 435
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	76	7	1,030	- 954
Poisonings	42	75	23	220	- 145
Parkinson's Disease	43	52	55	6	+ 46
Drug Use	44	48	43	59	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	48	41	68	- 20
Leukemia	46	48	34	140	- 92
Schistosomiasis	47	45	80	0	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	48	43	15	427	- 384
Oral Cancer	49	38	17	375	- 337
Tetanus	50	38	72	0	+ 38
Syphilis	51	37	68	0	+ 36
Skin Disease	52	35	45	45	- 9
Hepatitis B	53	35	58	4	+ 31
Skin Cancers	54	25	36	121	- 96
Uterin Cancer	55	24	37	108	- 83
Ovary Cancer	56	21	35	123	- 102
Encephalitis	57	21	60	3	+ 18
Alcohol	58	21	21	233	- 212
Lung Cancers	59	16	5	1,131	- 1,114
Appendicitis	60	11	51	10	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	61	11	29	181	- 171
Ascariasis	62	10	74	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	63	5	42	65	- 60
Upper Respiratory	64	4	62	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	4	63	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	3	57	5	- 3
Diphtheria	68	3	71	0	+ 3
War	69	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	1	- 1
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.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.